Patent ID: 7975974

Claim:
An adjustable lamp holder ( 10 ) comprising: a mounting structure ( 12 ) arrayed about a longitudinal axis ( 14 ); a pair of hollow pivot pillars ( 16 ) extending from said mounting structure ( 12 ) parallel to said longitudinal axis ( 14 ); a receptacle ( 18 ) positioned on said mounting structure ( 12 ) parallel to said longitudinal axis ( 14 ) and substantially opposite said pivot pillar ( 16 ); a body ( 20 ) with a body axis ( 22 ) coaxial with said longitudinal axis ( 14 ); a pair of pivots ( 24 ) formed on said body ( 20 ) engaging said pivot pillars ( 16 ); a projection ( 26 ) formed on said body ( 20 ) substantially opposite said pivot ( 24 ); an angle adjuster ( 27 ) having a proximal end ( 28 ) and a distal end ( 30 ), said proximal end ( 28 ) being positioned in said projection ( 26 ) and said distal end ( 30 ) being positioned in said receptacle ( 18 ); and wherein the pivot pillars ( 16 ) are each formed with a latch receiver ( 32 ) having an axial recess ( 42 ) formed with at least two diametrically opposed inward facing ledge portions ( 44 , 46 ) and at least two diametrically opposed bearing faces ( 32 a , 32 b ) positioned 90 degrees around the axis to the at least two diametrically opposed inwardly facing ledge portions ( 44 , 46 ); and the pivots ( 24 ) are each formed with two diametrically opposed outwardly facing (radially away from the axis) but inwardly (radially towards the axis) flexible latches ( 34 ) mating with the inward facing ledge portions ( 32 b ) of each of the pivot pillars ( 16 ), and at least one bearing face ( 36 ) positioned 90 degrees around the axis to the flexible latches ( 34 ) sized and positioned to slidingly mate with the opposed bearing face ( 32 a ) of the respective pivot pillar ( 16 ).