Illumination – With viewing mirror
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-13
2001-08-14
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
With viewing mirror
C362S136000, C362S139000, C362S144000, C362S427000, C362S413000, C403S083000, C403S084000, C403S092000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06273585
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1) Field of the Invention
The invention herein relates to an improved bathroom-use mirror lamp in which the electrical wiring of the mirror lamp is hidden inside its gimbal frame and lower base to remain unexposed. In the innovative structure of the present invention, the gimbal frame and mirror lamp each have a laterally disposed semicircular shaped recess at a connection section and, furthermore, a pair of insertion conjoinment slots in a crossed intersectional arrangement that function in coordination with a position limiting ball bearing in each of the insertion conjoinment slots at the two sides of the connecting section such that after the mirror lamp is rotated 180 degrees forward or backward, the position limiting ball bearings become restricted against two edges of the insertion conjoinmenit slots, causing the mirror lamp to be incapable of further rotation and thereby preventing the twisting of the electrical wiring inside the gimbal mount. As such, the improved bathroom-use minior lamp of the present invention achieves an enhanced appearance and, furthermore, provides a mirror lamp and gimbal frame capable of a full range of angular adjustment.
2) Description of the Prior Art
Conventional mirror lamps, as indicated in
FIGS. 1A and 1B
, are comprised of a lower base
1
, a gimbal frame
2
situated on the upper extent of the lower base
1
, and a mirror lamp
3
that is mounted to a gimbal frame
2
in which the electrical wiring
32
of the mirror lamp
3
is housed. The electrical wiring
32
of the said mirror lamp
3
extends from an insertion hole
33
in the bottom end of the mirror lamp
3
and, furthermore, is then inserted into the top end of the support rod
11
of the lower base
1
and emerges from the lower extent of the lower base
1
to thereby achieve its decorative and mirror surface illumination functions. However, such mirror lamp structures have numerous shortcomings due to structural defects that await further connection and improvement by manufacturers, including the following examples.
1. Unattractive Appearance
The electrical wiring
32
of the conventional mirror lamp
3
extends from an insertion hole
33
in the bottom end of the mirror lamp
3
and, furthermore, is then inserted into the top end of the support rod
11
of the lower base
1
and emerges from the lower extent of the lower base
1
such that the electrical wiring
32
is exposed in an area between the mirror lamp
3
and the lower base
1
, which detracts from the overall appearance of the mirror lamp
3
.
2. Rotation Angle Incapability
The electrical wiring
32
of the conventional mirror lamp
3
extends from an insertion hole
33
in the bottom end of the mirror lamp
3
and, furthermore, is then inserted into the top end of the support rod
11
of the lower base
1
and emerges from the lower extent of the lower base
1
such that the mirror lamp
3
is limited to its original position by the obstruction posed by the electrical wiling
32
and remains incapable of angular rotation, thereby precluding the angular adjustment of the mirror lamp
3
and the gimbal frame
2
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the invention herein is to provide an improved bathroom-use mirror lamp comprised of a desktop placeable lower base, a gimbal frame situated on the upper extent of the lower base, and a mirror lamp mounted to the gimbal frame, with the gimbal frame containing internally routed electrical wiring, wherein the gimbal frame and mirror lamp each have a laterally disposed semicircular shaped recess in a connection section and, furthermore, a pair of insertion conjoinment slots in a crossed intersectional arrangement that function in coordination with a position limiting ball bearing in each of the insertion conjoinment slots at the two sides of the connecting section such that after the mirror lamp is rotated 180 degrees forward or backward, the position limiting ball bearings become restricted against two edges of the insertion conjoinment slots, causing the mirror lamp to be incapable of further rotation and thereby preventing the twisting of the electrical wiring inside the gimbal mount. The improved bathroom-use mirror lamp of the present invention provides a mirror lamp and gimbal frame capable of a full range of angular adjustment.
Another objective of the invention herein is to provide an improved bathroom-use mirror lamp in which the electrical wiring of the said minior lamp is routed from the interior section of the minior lamp through the two lateral arms of the gimbal frame and extended out at the bottom end of the lower base, enabling the electrical wiring of the mirror lamp to be hidden inside the gimbal frame and the lower base to effectively achieve an attractive appearance.
Yet another objective of the invention herein is to provide an improved structure bathroom-use mirror lamp that does not involve undue considerations of precision during fabrication because the gimbal frame and minior lamp only have two insertion conjoinment slots at the sides of a connecting section as well as locking position limiting ball bearings such that when the insertion conjoinment slots of the connecting sections at the two sides of the mirror lamp are not aligned, the adjustable angular rotation capability of the gimbal frame and the mirror lamp remain unaffected, thereby precluding precision priorities during fabrication.
REFERENCES:
patent: 388346 (1888-08-01), Duff
patent: 1667545 (1928-04-01), Doddard
Dougherty & Troxell
O'Shea Sandra
Zeade Bertrand
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