Patent ID: 6019477
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: F21S,F21V

Abstract:
An emergency lighting unit for providing emergency illumination during interruptions in utility power, the emergency lighting unit comprising:a housing, said housing defining an opening therethrough;a substantially spherical lighting head within said housing and extending partially through said opening;a light source mounted within said spherical lighting head and adapted to illuminate a region exterior of said housing, said light source being a halogen lamp;a socket for retaining said spherical lighting head within said opening to provide said spherical lighting head with a direction of illumination while permitting generally spherical movement of said spherical lighting head to vary the direction of illumination thereof, said socket enclosing a portion of said spherical lighting head and having an internal shape corresponding to an external shape of said spherical lighting head; andemergency electrical circuit elements electrically connected to said light source for providing emergency illumination during interruptions in utility power.