Industry Patents
Patent: 5980066
Lighting System with Multiple Beam Shapes
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| Patent Number: |
5980066 |
| Title: |
Lighting System with Multiple Beam Shapes |
| Abstract: |
Overlapping lenses for use in a light fixture provided to project a beam of
light in a first beam shape having a first cross-sectional geometry. A
first lens device is supported in the fixture and movable into a position
to interrupt the beam of light for selecting beam shape by altering the
first projected beam shape from the first cross-sectional geometry to a
second cross-sectional geometry different from the first geometry. The
first lens device includes at least one lenticular lens element having
lens lenticules oriented in a first direction. A second lens device,
separate from the first device, is supported in the fixture and movable
into a position to interrupt the beam of light for selecting beam shape by
altering the second projected beam shape from the second cross-sectional
geometry to a third cross-sectional geometry different from the first and
second geometries. The second lens device includes another lenticular lens
element overlapping the one lenticular lens element of the first lens
device and has lenticules oriented in a second direction, different from
the first direction. The lens elements may be carried by discs rotatably
mounted in the fixture. Each disc may carry a plurality of lens elements
which can be combined by overlapping to change beam angle and beam shape.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Belliveau, Lane |
| Assignee: |
High End Systems |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
F21V 17/02 |
| US Classification: |
362/281 |
| Issue Date: |
11-09-1999 |
| Filing Date: |
06-04-1997 |
| Application : |
08/868693 |
| Notes: |
Multiple beam shaping wheels and lenses as used in Studio Color |
| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
5980066 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
5980066 at Google Patents |
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