Patent ID: 8602578
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: D05B

Abstract:
1. A directional lighting apparatus for a sewing machine, the sewing machine comprising a bed with a substantially flat upper surface having an outer perimeter, a first end and an opposing second end; a neck rising substantially vertically from the bed adjacent the first end of the upper surface, an elevated and elongated arm extending substantially horizontally from the neck and terminating at a head, the neck and head positioned at least in part above the upper surface; the head having an underside adapted to releasably secure a sewing needle having a tip; the sewing machine having a central sewing work area and a peripheral sewing work area; the central sewing work area being substantially horizontal atop the bed and having an outer boundary defined substantially by the perimeter of the upper surface of the bed of the sewing machine such that the boundary has a first side and an opposing second side, the first and second sides extending generally perpendicular away from the sewing machine neck; the peripheral sewing work area being generally horizontal, and bordering and extending away from the boundary of the central sewing work area; the lighting apparatus comprising: a. a body having a base, an elongate top positioned above the base, and one or more supports there between connecting the top and the base, the body configured for placement in proximity to the sewing machine with the top at least in part adjacent the sewing machine arm; b. a first light source positioned on the top and configured to primarily illuminate a first portion of the peripheral sewing work area adjacent the central sewing work area when the top of the lighting apparatus is positioned adjacent the sewing machine; and c. a second light source positioned on the top and configured to primarily illuminate a second portion of the peripheral sewing work area adjacent the central sewing work area when the top of the lighting apparatus is positioned adjacent the sewing machine, the first and second portions of the peripheral sewing work area having different positions.