IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0741175
(2007-04-27)
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등록번호 |
US-7448780
(2008-11-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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A marine light mounting system for attaching at least one light to a marine vehicle includes a support structure for supporting one or more lights on the marine vehicle. The support structure includes a light mounting portion configured to receive a housing of one of the lights, and to facilitate at
A marine light mounting system for attaching at least one light to a marine vehicle includes a support structure for supporting one or more lights on the marine vehicle. The support structure includes a light mounting portion configured to receive a housing of one of the lights, and to facilitate attachment of the housing to the support structure. The light mounting portion includes a surface that may be generally arcuate, and which is configured to cooperate with the housing such that the surface does not completely surround a housing of the light. This facilitates attachment of the housing to the support structure while the light is electrically wired to a power source remote from the housing. This provides flexibility with regard to mounting the light in the first instance, and changing the orientation of the bracket in the second.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A marine light mounting system for attaching a plurality of lights to a marine vehicle, each of the lights having a corresponding housing, the mounting system comprising: a support structure for supporting the lights on the marine vehicle, the support structure including a pl
What is claimed is: 1. A marine light mounting system for attaching a plurality of lights to a marine vehicle, each of the lights having a corresponding housing, the mounting system comprising: a support structure for supporting the lights on the marine vehicle, the support structure including a plurality of light mounting portions, each configured to receive a corresponding housing of one of the lights and to facilitate attachment of the corresponding housing to the support structure, the support structure being configured with at least one open area disposed between two of the light mounting portions for facilitating fluid flow through the at least one open area, each of the light mounting portions including a corresponding surface configured to cooperate with the corresponding housing such that the corresponding surface is adjacent only a portion of the corresponding housing when the light mounting portion receives the corresponding housing therein, thereby facilitating attachment of the corresponding housing to the support structure while the corresponding light is electrically wired to a power source remote from the corresponding housing. 2. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein each of the surfaces of the light mounting portions includes a contour that generally forms a portion of a circle. 3. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein the marine vehicle includes a trim tab having an adjustable planar surface, the support structure further including a vehicle mounting portion for attaching the support structure to the marine vehicle, the vehicle mounting portion including a tab portion configured to be generally parallel to the trim tab adjustable planar surface when the vehicle mounting portion is attached to the trim tab, the tab portion of the vehicle mounting portion thereby forming an extension of the adjustable planar surface. 4. The mounting system of claim 3, further comprising a reinforcing member configured to be disposed between the support structure and the adjustable planar surface of the trim tab when the vehicle mounting portion is attached to the trim tab. 5. The mounting system of claim 3, wherein the vehicle mounting portion includes a plurality of apertures therethrough for facilitating attachment of the support structure to the marine vehicle. 6. The mounting system of claim 5, wherein at least one of the apertures is disposed through the tab portion. 7. A marine light mounting system for attaching at least one light having a corresponding housing to a marine vehicle, the marine vehicle including a trim tab having an adjustable planar surface, the mounting system comprising: a unitary support structure for supporting the at least one light on the marine vehicle, the support structure including a light mounting portion configured to receive a housing of the at least one light and to facilitate attachment of the housing to the support structure, the light mounting portion including an arcuate surface configured to cooperate with the housing for attachment of the housing to the light mounting portion, the light mounting portion being configured to receive the housing while the light is electrically wired to a power source remote from the housing, the support structure further including first and second generally planar portions, the first generally planar portion having the light mounting portion formed therein, the second generally planar portion extending outwardly from the first generally planar portion, such that the second generally planar portion is generally parallel to the trim tab adjustable planar surface when the support structure is attached to the trim tab, the second generally planar portion thereby forming an extension of the adjustable planar surface. 8. The mounting system of claim 7, wherein the support structure further includes a vehicle mounting portion for attaching the support structure to the marine vehicle, the vehicle mounting portion including a plurality of apertures therethrough for facilitating attachment of the support structure to the marine vehicle. 9. The mounting system of claim 8, wherein at least one of the apertures is disposed through the second generally planar portion. 10. The mounting system of claim 7, wherein the light mounting portion further includes an opening configured to receive the housing therethrough to facilitate cooperation of the housing with the arcuate surface, the opening appearing as an opening when viewed along a plane containing the first generally planar portion. 11. The mounting system of claim 10, wherein the support structure includes a plurality of the light mounting portions, each including a corresponding arcuate surface and a corresponding opening for receiving a corresponding light housing therethrough, the first generally planar portion including at least one open area disposed between two of the arcuate surfaces for facilitating fluid flow therethrough. 12. A method for producing a marine light mounting system for attaching a plurality of lights to a marine vehicle, each of the lights having a corresponding housing, the method comprising: forming a generally planar support structure; forming a plurality of light mounting portions in the support structure, each of the light mounting portions being configured with a corresponding opening as viewed along a plane containing the corresponding light mounting portion, thereby facilitating entry of a corresponding housing of one of the lights into the corresponding opening for attachment of the corresponding housing to the corresponding light mounting portion while the corresponding light is electrically wired to a power source remote from the corresponding housing; and forming at least one open area in the support structure between two of the light mounting portions to facilitate the flow of fluid therethrough. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising bending a first portion of the support structure generally perpendicularly to a second portion of the support structure, the first portion including the light mounting portions. 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising forming a plurality of apertures in the support structure for facilitating attachment of the support structure to the marine vehicle. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the support structure is formed from a single piece of sheet stock material using at least one of: stamping, laser cutting, wire electrical discharge machining (EDM), or water cutting. 16. The method of claim 12, further comprising forming a plurality of mounting features in each of the light mounting portions for facilitating attachment of respective housings to corresponding light mounting portions. 17. A marine light mounting system for attaching at least one light having a corresponding housing to a marine vehicle, the marine vehicle including a trim tab having an adjustable planar surface, the mounting system comprising: a support structure for supporting the at least one light on the marine vehicle, the support structure including a light mounting portion configured to receive a housing of the at least one light and to facilitate attachment of the housing to the support structure, the light mounting portion including a surface configured to cooperate with the housing such that the surface is adjacent only a portion of the housing when the light mounting portion receives the housing therein, thereby facilitating attachment of the housing to the support structure while the light is electrically wired to a power source remote from the housing, the support structure further including a vehicle mounting portion for attaching the support structure to the marine vehicle, the vehicle mounting portion including a tab portion configured to be generally parallel to the trim tab adjustable planar surface when the vehicle mounting portion is attached to the trim tab, the tab portion of the vehicle mounting portion thereby forming an extension of the adjustable planar surface.
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