Patent ID: 9268199
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: F21S,F21V,G03B

Claim Text:
1. A collapsible ring light assembly, comprising: a first arcuate tubular member and a second arcuate tubular member, the first arcuate tubular member being attachable to and detachable from the second arcuate tubular member; the first arcuate tubular member comprising a first arcuate tubular section and a second arcuate tubular section, the first arcuate tubular section having a first end and a second end, the second arcuate tubular section having a first end and a second end, a first hinge connected to the first end of the first arcuate tubular section and to the second end of the second arcuate tubular section to allow the first arcuate tubular section to pivot about the first hinge relative to the second arcuate tubular section; a plurality of first light sockets attached to the first arcuate tubular section and to the second arcuate tubular section, each first light socket being oriented in the same direction; and a first electric line extending through the first arcuate tubular section and the second arcuate tubular section, the first electric line being adapted to connecting the plurality of first light sockets to a power source; the second arcuate tubular member comprising a third arcuate tubular section and a fourth arcuate tubular section, the third arcuate tubular section having a first end and a second end, the fourth arcuate tubular section having a first end and a second end; a second hinge being connected to the first end of the fourth arcuate tubular section and to the second end of the third arcuate tubular section to allow the third arcuate tubular section to pivot about the second hinge relative to the fourth arcuate tubular section; a plurality of second light sockets attached to the third arcuate tubular section and to the fourth arcuate tubular section, each second light socket being oriented in the same direction; and a second electric line extending through the third arcuate tubular section and the fourth arcuate tubular section, the second electric line being adapted to connecting the plurality of second light fixtures attached to a power source; a first latch adapted to connect and disconnect the second end of the first arcuate tubular section to the first end of the third arcuate tubular section; a second latch adapted to connect and disconnect the first end of the second arcuate tubular section to the second end of the fourth arcuate tubular section; each of the first, second, third and fourth arcuate tubular sections having a radius of at least about 12 inches.