Multi-axis tilting light stand with removable light

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9222633-B2
Application number	US-201314090694-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	Apr 9, 2013
Publication date	Dec 29, 2015
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015

Abstract

A portable light includes a light stand having a longitudinal axis and a light assembly section attached to the light stand. The light assembly section is adapted to be connected to a power source and includes a support having a support axis being rotatable and linearly displaceable relative to the longitudinal axis of the light stand; a light panel holder tiltably attached to the support such that the light panel holder is tiltable relative to the support axis; and a light panel removably connected to the light panel holder and tiltable relative to the support axis. The light panel contains a rechargeable battery and a light selectively electrically connectable to at least one of the power source and the rechargeable battery when the light panel is connected with the light panel holder and being powered by the rechargeable battery when the light panel is removed from the light panel holder.

First claim

I claim:

1. A portable light, comprising:
a light stand having a longitudinal axis; and
a light assembly section hingedly attached to the light stand, wherein the light assembly section is adapted to be connected to a power source and comprises:
a support having a support axis, wherein the support is rotatable and linearly displaceable relative to the longitudinal axis of the light stand;
at least one light panel holder tiltably attached to the support, wherein the at least one light panel holder is tiltable between a stow position aligned essentially parallel to the support axis and a tilt position at an angle to the support axis; and
a light panel removably connected to the light panel holder and tiltable relative to the support axis along with the light panel holder, the light panel containing a rechargeable battery and a light selectively electrically connectable to at least one of the power source and the rechargeable battery when the light panel is connected with the light panel holder and being powered by the rechargeable battery when the light panel is removed from the light panel holder,

wherein the at least one light panel holder and the light assembly section are both tiltable independent of each other.

2. The portable light of claim 1 , wherein the light assembly section further comprises a center lock member, wherein the center lock member is movable substantially along the support axis between an unlocked position and a locked position;
wherein the light panel holder further comprises a back portion and a tray portion, the back portion having a tilt lock portion extending therefrom;
wherein in the locked position, the center lock member captures the tilt lock portion to fix the at least one light panel holder in the stow position.

3. The portable light of claim 2 , wherein the light panel is removable when the center lock member captures the tilt lock portion to fix the at least one light panel holder in the stow position.

4. The portable light of claim 1 , further comprising a telescoping section, wherein the light assembly section is hingedly attached to the telescoping section of the light stand, wherein the light assembly section is tiltable between a tilted position and an upright position relative to the longitudinal axis of the light stand.

5. The portable light of claim 1 , wherein the light panel assembly section further comprises an electrical power circuit configured to selectively connect the at least one of the power source and the rechargeable battery to the light.

6. The portable light of claim 5 , further comprising a central control panel configured to selectively provide power from the external power source to the light panel in order to actuate a light in the light panel between an OFF and ON position.

7. The portable light of claim 6 , wherein the light panel further comprises a light panel switch, wherein when the electrical power circuit is not connected to the external electrical power source or when the light panel is removed from the at least one light panel holder, the light panel switch is configured to provide power from the rechargeable battery in order to actuate the light in the light panel between the OFF and ON position.

8. The portable light of claim 1 , wherein the light stand section includes a plurality of legs, wherein the plurality of legs are movable between a stow position and a standing position.

9. The portable light of claim 8 , wherein when the plurality of legs are in the stow position and the at least one panel holder is in the stow position, the portable light forms a substantially cylindrical shape.

10. A portable light comprising:
a telescoping section having a lower telescoping member and an upper telescoping member, and
a light assembly section comprising:
a tilting hinge disposed on the upper telescoping member, wherein the light assembly section is configured to tilt relative to the upper telescoping member;
at least one light panel holder configured to tilt relative to an axis of the light assembly section, the at least one hinged light panel holder having a tilt lock portion extending therefrom;
a center lock member movable along the axis of the light assembly section between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein in the locked position the center lock member is configured to capture the tilt lock portion to prevent tilting of the at least one light panel holder; and
a light panel disposed on the at least one light panel holder.

11. The portable light of claim 10 , wherein the light panel is removable from the at least one light panel holder.

12. The portable light of claim 11 , wherein the light panel further comprises a latch, and the at least one light panel holder further comprises a latch receiver configured to receive the latch.

13. The portable light of claim 11 , wherein the light assembly section further comprises an electrical power circuit connectable to an external power source and configured to provide power to the light assembly section.

14. The portable light of claim 13 , wherein when the light panel is disposed on the at least one light panel holder, the electrical power circuit is configured to provide power to the light panel.

15. The portable light of claim 14 , wherein when the light panel is disposed on the at least one light panel holder, the electrical power circuit is configured to provide power to a battery contained within the light panel.

16. The portable light of claim 15 , wherein when the light panel is disposed on the at least one light panel holder, the electrical power circuit is configured to charge the battery.

17. The portable light of claim 15 , wherein when the light panel is disposed on the at least one light panel holder, the electrical power circuit is configured to provide a driving current to the light panel.

18. The portable light of claim 10 , further comprising a stand section having a plurality of legs, wherein the plurality of legs are movable between a stow position and a standing position.

19. The portable light of claim 18 , wherein when the plurality of legs are in the stow position, the portable light forms a substantially cylindrical shape.

Assignees

• Inskeep Mathew

Inventors

• Inskeep Mathew

Classifications

• F21W2131/10

  Outdoor lighting · CPC title

• F21V21/40

  Hand grips · CPC title

• F21V21/30

  Pivoted housings or frames · CPC title

• F21V21/22

  telescopic · CPC title

• F21V21/06

  Bases for movable standing lamps; Fixing standards to the bases (F21V21/08 takes precedence) · CPC title