Patent ID: 7062129

Claim:
An illuminating apparatus comprising: a housing; a lamp assembly disposed within the housing and adapted to produce a beam of light; a fiber optic bundle having an input end disposed to receive the beam of light produced by the lamp assembly; means for insulating the input end disposed to receive the beam of light from the lamp assembly with the input end of the fiber optic bundle, the means for insulating and coupling comprising a fiber optic glass having a melting temperature that is sufficiently higher than a melting temperature of the input end of the fiber optic bundle to prevent a portion of the input end from melting up to an operating temperature of the illumination apparatus of approximately 800 degrees Fahrenheit; and a fiber bundle to align the means for insulating and coupling between the input end of the fiber optic bundle and the lamp assembly so that the beam of light will be transmitted through the means for insulating and coupling and impinge the input end.