Non-invasive high intensity LED docking light and method for mounting
View Patent ↗A hull mounted light for illuminating a place of portage to which a watercraft would come to dock. The docking light includes high intensity LED light sources for efficient illumination, an illuminated surface area on the exterior of the apparatus, a combination of circuits that compensates for the irregular operation of the watercrafts electrical system and a method of mounting that allows for adjustment after being operationally verified.
1. A docking light comprising:
a base that attaches to the hull of a watercraft, including;
a bezel fastener receiver,
a bezel tang receiver, and
a blister recess that conforms to the shape of the blister;
a light transmissive blister attached to the base, including;
a concave shape,
a hinge tab, and
an aligning pin;
a bezel attached to the base and overlying the blister, including;
an aperture for passing light from within the blister,
bezel tang, and
a bezel throughput;
a high intensity LED below the blister;
a display LED below the blister;
a printed circuit board; below the blister
an optic lens, that directs the light from the high intensity LED in a beam that is in a direction angular to the hull; and
a heat sink below the blister for distributing heat generated by the high intensity LED throughout the docking light.
2. The docking light of claim 1 , wherein the base that attaches to the hull of a watercraft further comprises a pivot hole.
3. The docking light of claim 2 , wherein the base that attaches to the hull of a watercraft further comprises a mounting slot.
4. The docking light of claim 3 , wherein the base that attaches to the hull of a watercraft further comprises a mounting hole.
5. The docking light of claim 4 , wherein the base that attaches to the hull of a watercraft further comprises a conductor conduit.