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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1996
Joseph E Currie, Hudson, NH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A fiber optic illumination device provides both emergency warning lighting and supplemental lighting for work in conditions of darkness. The device includes a fiber optic cable which transmits light radially from the cable, thus providing high visibility for the cable when it is extended from a light source, and which also transmits light axially from the light output end of the cable, to provide a work light. The light source may comprise an incandescent bulb, high intensity light emitting diode, or other type of lighting, as desired, and may include a monochromatic filter to input colored light as desired to the cable. Electrical power for the light source may be provided from temporary or permanent connection to an automobile electrical system, or other source, as desired. Alternatively, the input end of the fiber optic cable may be detached from the light source, and secured to another light source, e.g., automobile headlight, for work on the vehicle. The output end of the cable may include an adjustable sheath thereon, which may be bent or flexed to hold a position as desired, and the output end of the cable may include a lens therein to focus the emitted light as desired.
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