Worklight with a hands-free mounting system
View Patent ↗A worklight with head mounted on a stand that uses a hands-free mounting system that enables the lamp head to be tilted in different fixed angles without manually loosening and tightening knobs and nuts. The mounting system includes at least one nut body mounted or attached on the surface of the lamp head. The nut body includes a central post with a threaded bore surrounded by a plurality of radially aligned beveled ribs. The ribs are aligned parallel to the nut's longitudinally axis and are equally spaced apart thereby forming a plurality of slots surrounding the post. The post is slightly shorter than the surrounding ribs. The slots on one side of the nut body are aligned with slots located on the opposite side of the nut body. The stand includes at least one support arm with a straight portion. The outside surface of the straight portion has a diameter sufficient so that the inside surface of the straight portion rests in the two slots located on opposite sides of the nut body. The outer edges of the support arm are pressed inside by springs against the outer surfaces of the ribs.
1. A worklight hands-free adjustable mounting apparatus, comprising:
a. a worklight with a lamp head adjustably mounted on a stand, said stand including at least one support arm with a straight portion, said straight portion including a centrally aligned hole formed thereon;
b. at least one adjustment nut body mounted on said lamp head, said nut body includes a centrally aligned threaded post surrounded by a plurality of radially aligned beveled ribs, said ribs being parallel and longer than said post, said ribs being spaced apart thereby forming two slots on opposite sides of said post;
c. a bolt with a threaded shank and a wide head, said shank being sufficient in diameter to slide freely through said hole formed on said straight portion of said support arm and being sufficient length to engage slots formed on opposite sides of said post; and,
d. a spring disposed around said shank of said bolt and between said head, a washer and said support arm, said spring creates an inward biasing force that forces said straight portion into slots formed on opposite said slots and allows said straight portion to be selectively rotated over said ribs and engage other slots formed to change the relative position of said lamp head on said support arm.
2. The worklight as recited in claim 1 , wherein said adjustment nut body is located on a vertical side of said lamp head.
3. The worklight, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said lamp head includes two adjustment nuts and said stand includes two arms that are engaged to allow the worklight to be selectively adjusted.