Patent ID: 7011439

Claim:
An adjustable spotlight fitting for an illuminated fiber optic bundle, to provide independent aiming and focusing of a light beam emanating from said fiber optic bundle, which comprises (a) a pivot housing having front and back ends and a hollow interior, (b) a partially spherical pivot element received within said hollow interior for limited universal pivoting movement with respect to said pivot housing, (c) said pivot element having front and back ends and having front and back coaxially aligned and connected recesses, (d) a fiber optic bundle having an outlet end for the discharge of light, (e) the outlet end of said fiber optic bundle being received within and secured within the back recess of said pivot element, positioned to emit light forwardly through the front recess of said pivot element, (f) means engaging said fiber optic bundle adjacent said outlet end for positioning and retaining said fiber optic bundle within said pivot element, (g) an adjustable focusing member having front and back end portions and mounting a focusing lens at said front end portion, (h) the back end portion of said adjustable focusing member comprising a tubular extension adjustably positioned within the forward recess of said pivot element for limited axial movement therein relative to said pivot element and the outlet end of said fiber optic bundle, (i) the front end portion of said focusing member comprising a shroud portion mounting said focusing lens, (j) manually engageable locking means for securing said pivot element in an adjusted position, (k) said focusing member and said pivot element being independently movable for effecting independent focusing and aiming adjustment of said light beam, and (l) said focusing member being adjustable in all operative orientations of said pivot element for effecting expansion and contraction of said light beam, and said pivot element being adjustable in all operative positions of said focusing member for adjusting aiming of said light beam.