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US3084247A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Wall mounted hospital bed light fixture and service console combination

Assignee: Sunbeam Lighting Co
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Filing: 1961-07-03
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Granted: 1963-04-02
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Expires: 1981-07-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bobrick Mitchell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 16:19
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V33/00; F21V33/0064; F21V33/0068; F21V33/0072; F21S; F21S8/00; F21S8/03; F21S8/033; F21Y; F21Y2103/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/801

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 259 words
A HOSPITAL SERVICE CONSOLE AND BED LIGHT FIXTURE ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON AN EXISTING ROOM WALL, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A SERVICE CONSOLE COMPRISING A METAL OUTLET BOX HAVING AN OPEN FRONT, SAID BOX ENCLOSING THE SEVERAL SERVICE ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR TERMINALS AND PIPE TERMINALS, INCLUDING SWITCHES, CONNECTORS, AND VALVE CONTROL UNITS FOR SAID TERMINALS, AND A FACIA MEMBER REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID BOX, SAID FACIA MEMBER HAVING A PANEL FACE WITH OPENINGS GIVING ACCESS TO SAID SERVICE CONTROL UNITS AND CONNECTORS; AND AT LEAST ONE FLUORESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID CONSOLE AND ELECTRICALLY AND MECHANICALLY CONNECTED THERETO, SAID FIXTURE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ELONGATED BOX-LIKE HOUSING FOR ELONGATED FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, SAID HOUSING HAVING A BACK PLATE WITH MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE ROOM WALL, AND HAVING A VERTICAL ELONGATED PARTITION PLATE SPACED FORWARDLY FROM SAID BACK PLATE DEFINING A WIREWAY FOR BALLAST AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS, SAID HOUSING ALSO HAVING A TOP DIFFUSER PLATE FOR LIGHT DIRECTED UPWARDLY, AND A SECOND DIFFUSER PLATE DISPOSED ANGULARLY FROM THE TOP EDGE OF SAID HOUSING TO DIRECT LIGHT DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY, WITH A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED REFLECTOR PLATE DISPOSED AND ARRANGED TO TRANSMIT ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE LIGHT FROM SAID FLUORESCENT LAMPS TO SAID SECOND DIFFUSER PLATE, AND SAID HOUSING ALSO HAVING END PLATES SUPPORTING THE ENDS OF SAID SECOND DIFFUSER PLATE AND SAID REFLECTOR PLATE, SAID END PLATES BEING PIVOTED WHEREBY THE END PLATES, THE REFLECTOR PLATE, AND THE SECOND DIFFUSER PLATE AS A UNIT MAY BE TILTED DOWNWARDLY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 259 words
A HOSPITAL SERVICE CONSOLE AND BED LIGHT FIXTURE ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON AN EXISTING ROOM WALL, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A SERVICE CONSOLE COMPRISING A METAL OUTLET BOX HAVING AN OPEN FRONT, SAID BOX ENCLOSING THE SEVERAL SERVICE ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR TERMINALS AND PIPE TERMINALS, INCLUDING SWITCHES, CONNECTORS, AND VALVE CONTROL UNITS FOR SAID TERMINALS, AND A FACIA MEMBER REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID BOX, SAID FACIA MEMBER HAVING A PANEL FACE WITH OPENINGS GIVING ACCESS TO SAID SERVICE CONTROL UNITS AND CONNECTORS; AND AT LEAST ONE FLUORESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID CONSOLE AND ELECTRICALLY AND MECHANICALLY CONNECTED THERETO, SAID FIXTURE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ELONGATED BOX-LIKE HOUSING FOR ELONGATED FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, SAID HOUSING HAVING A BACK PLATE WITH MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE ROOM WALL, AND HAVING A VERTICAL ELONGATED PARTITION PLATE SPACED FORWARDLY FROM SAID BACK PLATE DEFINING A WIREWAY FOR BALLAST AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS, SAID HOUSING ALSO HAVING A TOP DIFFUSER PLATE FOR LIGHT DIRECTED UPWARDLY, AND A SECOND DIFFUSER PLATE DISPOSED ANGULARLY FROM THE TOP EDGE OF SAID HOUSING TO DIRECT LIGHT DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY, WITH A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED REFLECTOR PLATE DISPOSED AND ARRANGED TO TRANSMIT ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE LIGHT FROM SAID FLUORESCENT LAMPS TO SAID SECOND DIFFUSER PLATE, AND SAID HOUSING ALSO HAVING END PLATES SUPPORTING THE ENDS OF SAID SECOND DIFFUSER PLATE AND SAID REFLECTOR PLATE, SAID END PLATES BEING PIVOTED WHEREBY THE END PLATES, THE REFLECTOR PLATE, AND THE SECOND DIFFUSER PLATE AS A UNIT MAY BE TILTED DOWNWARDLY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBES.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-01 1966-10-01 1967-04-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-01 1970-10-01 1971-04-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-01 1974-10-01 1975-04-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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