Illumination – With implement or hand held holder therefor – Hand tool
Patent
1998-10-23
2000-03-14
Spyrou, Cassandra
Illumination
With implement or hand held holder therefor
Hand tool
362118, 362120, 33670, 33671, F21V 3300
Patent
active
060363320
ABSTRACT:
An illuminated centerpunch designed to illuminate the area on a workpiece where a punch mark is to be made. The centerpunch includes a hollow, cylindrical-shaped main body. Attached to the proximal end of the main body is a replaceable striking cap. Disposed inside the main body is a bulb holding collar acts as a switch and which holds a plurality of bulbs. Attached to the distal end of the main body is a post assembly designed to hold a replaceable tip and the bulb holding collar inside the main body. Attached over the distal end of the main body and around the replaceable tip is an optical end assembly. The optical end assembly includes a ring plate with a plurality of radially, spaced-apart arms which extend distally and curve inward from the main body. Located inside each arm is a fiberoptic capable of transmitting light produced by the bulbs located inside the main body to a desired point on the work surface. Disposed inside the main body are batteries electrically connected to the bulbs.
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Craine Dean A.
Sikd-er Mohammad Y.
Spyrou Cassandra
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