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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1990
Robert Reimers, Gardner, KS (US);
Schroer Manufacturing Company, Kansas City, MO (US);
Abstract
A lamp assembly for surgery and the like includes a ceiling mounted track having opposed internal channels, a carriage assembly that rides in the track and that is connected to a depending tubular stem which terminates in a control head having a lighthead fastened to it. A switch on the control head energizes a solenoid having a movable core that acts through mechanical linkage to retract a pair of opposing brakes from engagement against the side walls of the track, thereby allowing the lamp assembly to be moved along the track easily. When the solenoid is de-energized, a compression spring urges the brakes firmly against the side walls of the track, locking the light assembly in place along the track.