Light assembly with sacrificial lens
A light assembly that includes a main housing having an illumination module disposed within the main housing. There is an end cap coupled with the main housing in a manner to form a lens cavity proximate a forward end of the illumination module. There is a sacrificial lens disposed in the lens cavity. The sacrificial lens includes a removable layer.
1. A light assembly comprising:
a main housing;
an illumination module disposed within the main housing;
an end cap coupled with the main housing in a manner to form a lens cavity proximate a forward end of the illumination module;
a primary lens disposed in an innermost portion of the lens cavity;
a sacrificial lens disposed proximate the primary lens in an outermost portion of the lens cavity,
wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a plurality of removable layers.
2. The light assembly of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of removable layers comprises an outer rim detachably coupled with a pliable sheet having a thickness in a range of 2 mils to 8 mils.
3. The light assembly of claim 2 , wherein each of the one or more pliable sheets comprises a pull tab extending out of the main housing.
4. The light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the main housing further comprises an at least one recessed inner surface configured with a vent.
5. The light assembly of claim 4 , wherein the illumination module comprises an illumination module housing configured with an outer surface, and wherein a passageway exists between an outer surface and the at least one recessed inner surface.
6. The light assembly of claim 5 , wherein during operation of the light assembly the passageway facilitates cooling of the illumination module.
7. The light assembly of claim 1 , wherein an at least one insert is disposed between the main housing and the mount.
8. The light assembly of claim 7 , wherein the at least one insert comprises a plurality of inserts, and wherein each of the plurality of inserts is made of a pliable material.
9. An abrasive blasting system comprising:
a blast hose;
a light assembly coupled with the blast hose, the light assembly further comprising:
a main housing;
a mount coupled between the blast hose and the main housing;
an illumination module disposed within the main housing;
an end cap coupled with the main housing in a manner to form a lens cavity proximate a forward end of the illumination module;
a primary lens disposed in an innermost portion of the lens cavity;
a sacrificial lens disposed proximate the primary lens in an outermost portion of the lens cavity,
wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a plurality of removable layers.
10. The abrasive blasting system of claim 9 , wherein at least one insert is disposed between the main housing and the mount.
11. The abrasive blasting system of claim 10 , wherein an at least one of the plurality of removable layers comprises an outer rim detachably coupled with a pliable sheet having a thickness in a range of 2 mils to 8 mils.
12. The abrasive blasting system of claim 11 , wherein each pliable sheet comprises a pull tab extending out of the main housing, and wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a safety lens adjacent to the primary lens.
13. The abrasive blasting system of claim 12 , wherein each pull tab of each pliable sheet comprises a pull tab handle length having a decreasing length, wherein the safety lens is void of a respective pull tab, and wherein the main housing further comprises an at least one recessed inner surface configured with a vent.
14. The abrasive blasting system of claim 13 , wherein the illumination module comprises an illumination module housing configured with an outer surface, and wherein a passageway exists between an outer surface and the at least one recessed inner surface.
15. A light assembly comprising:
a main housing;
a mount coupled with the main housing;
an illumination module disposed within the main housing;
an end cap coupled with the main housing in a manner to form a lens cavity proximate a forward end of the illumination module;
a first lens disposed in an innermost portion of the lens cavity;
at least one insert disposed between the main housing and the mount; and
a sacrificial lens disposed proximate the first lens in an outermost portion of the lens cavity, wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a plurality of removable layers.
16. The light assembly of claim 15 , wherein the first lens comprises a plurality of sheets, each of the plurality of sheets having a respective thickness in a range of 2 mils to 8 mils.
17. The light assembly of claim 15 , wherein the first lens is a single rigid piece made of a durable material.
18. The light assembly of claim 15 , wherein the main housing further comprises an at least one recessed inner surface configured with a vent.
19. The light assembly of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of removable layers comprise a stack of pliable sheets, wherein each of the pliable sheets has a respective pull tab handle, and wherein an outermost pliable sheet has a greater pull tab handle length then any other pull tab.