Patent ID: 6517225
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B60P,F21V,F21W

Abstract:
A light tilting apparatus usable with a light assembly on an extendable tower, the apparatus comprising:a tilting member configured to support the light assembly on the extendable tower, the tilting member being pivotally mountable relative to the extendable tower and adapted to selectively tilt the light assembly about a pivot point relative to the extendable tower; a linkage operably connected to the tilting member at a position offset from the first pivot point, the linkage being translationally moveable relative to the extendable tower; and a linkage regulator positioned adjacent to the linkage, the linkage regulator positioned to permit movement of the linkage relative to the linkage regulator as the extendable tower is extended up to a preselected extension position, the linkage regulator being positioned to restrict movement of the linkage relative to the linkage regulator when the extendable tower moves beyond the preselected extension position, the linkage causing the tilting member to pivot about the pivot point as the extendable tower moves beyond the preselected extension position resulting in a tilting of the light assembly relative to the extendable tower.