Patent ID: 7198398

Claim:
An adjustable-aim light pipe fixture, comprising: a) a generally spherical eyeball for receiving an end of a light pipe; the eyeball having a longitudinal axis coincident with a longitudinal axis of that portion of the light pipe that is received in the eyeball; b) a single mounting arrangement for containing within the eyeball both the end of the light pipe and the entirety of an optical-focusing element; c) a socket for holding the eyeball; the socket comprising a first retainer ring and a second retainer ring; d) each retainer ring having an interior surface with contact points to an outer surface of the eyeball; e) the first and second retainer rings being oriented with respect to each other so as to hold the eyeball in a fixed position when the first and second rings are pressed towards each other; and f) a clamping structure for clamping the first and second rings against each other in such manner as to hold the eyeball in fixed relation to the first retainer ring.