Illumination – Light modifier – Adjustable or positionable
Patent
1997-12-22
1999-11-23
Tso, Laura K.
Illumination
Light modifier
Adjustable or positionable
362323, 362284, F21V 1702
Patent
active
059888350
ABSTRACT:
The invention modifies light illuminating from a video/film production light system of the type that includes a lamp and fixturing to form a light beam about a substantially fixed direction relative to the fixturing. A mounting frame attaches to the fixturing in a substantially rigid manner, and a rod connects to the frame. A disc having a plurality of light modifying sections is constructed and arranged to rotate about the rod and within the beam such that the beam passes through any one of the sections selectively. Each section has an optical element that modifies the beam and, thereby, the light. The invention also provides a production light, including a lamp for projecting light onto a background scene, a reflector for collecting and directing the light toward the scene, light fixturing for housing the lamp and reflector, a dial for housing a plurality of sections, each section having a light modifying element, and an axle mounted with the fixturing. The dial is rotatable about the axle and relative to the fixturing for positioning one section in front of the lamp such that the light passes through the light modifying element of the section. The dial can be adjusted axially along the rod to modify, for example, pattern shapes as viewed on the scene.
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Tso Laura K.
Vock Curtis A.
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