NZ218758A - Lamp array with roll-slider support - Google Patents

Description

^18758 Priority Date(s): Complete Specification Filed: Class: }/$&/ /44/./V5'/ p" 2§'AP'AW Publication Date: P.O. Journal, No: ./.3.Q7.

NEW ZEALAND PATENTS ACT. I9S3 No.: Date: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION A MEANS IN A SOLARIUM Malm j/We, EXTEND HANDELSHUS AKTIEBOLAG, a Swedish company of-Box 13(10-, 701 12 Orebro, Sweden, ^ ' ^ t&JANl9877'j „ jj hereby declare the invention for which t / we pray that a patent may be granted to ne/us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: - " 1 " i A (followed by page $») 218758 ;a A means In a solarium The use of a solarium has become extremely prevalent. They are available at public baths, gymnastic halls and health institutes. The desire has also ar'aen for a solarium at home. However, this is impractical if space is limited, since a solarium consists of a couch with a canopy above 5 having substantially the same length as the couch and containing the sun- ray element and reflectors. A stand is provided enabling the canopy to be placed above a couch. A space is thus required equivalent to that taken up by a couch and its canopy.

The present invention aims at producing a solarium which facilitates housing it in a small space. This is achieved according to the present invention by utilizing a guide-rail assembly which can be shaped in various ways and transforms the canopy to the form of a roll-top consisting of a number of elongate elements Joined together by links. Each element is provided with a member to cooperate with the guide-rail 15 assembly. A solarium canopy in the form of a roll-top can therefore easily be moved along the guide-rail assembly.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, a guide-rail assembly is secured to a flooring plate which is placed under a bed-settee, the guide rails extending vertically behind the back of the sofa 20 from the flooring plate. At a certain distance from the flooring plate the guide rails curve over the sofa itself. The curved section is preferably removable from the vertical part. A solarium canopy In the form of a roll-top can now be moved along the guide rails from a vertical position behind the sofa to a horizontal position above the sofa. The back of the 25 sofa generally corresponds In height to the breadth of the solarium canopy and when not In use, therefore, the roll-top canopy can be placed behind the sofa and the horizontal part of the guide-rail assembly can then be w removed.

According to a preferred embodiment of the Invention the vertical part of 30 the guide-rail assembly, together with the roll-top solarium canopy, can 16JAr:l987 218758 a be arranged In a closable box behind the sofa. Such a box need be no higher than 20 cm.

Additional features of the present invention are revealed In the accompanying claims.

The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 shows a complete solarium according to the present invention, Figure 2 the upper portion of a guide-rail assembly for the part of the solarium containing the light-emitting units, Figures 3-^ show the lower part of the guide-rail assembly in two different positions, Figures 5-7 show three alternative versions of members cooperating with the guide-rail assembly, and Figures 8-9 show cooperation of the solarium with a sofa in two dif-15 ferent stages.

Figure 1 shows a solarium canopy comprising six elongate units la, 1b, 1c, Id, 1e and If, each elongate unit including a reflector and light-emitting units either in the form of screw-in bulbs or strip-lighting. Each unit is provided at each end with an outwardly directed flange. On the unit la 'o 20 these flanges are designated 21a and 27a. One end of the flange 21a is flexibly connected to a link 22a, the other end of which is flexibly connected to the flange 21b of the next unit 1b. Flange 27b of unit lb is flexibly connected to one end of a link 28a, the other end of which is flexibly connected to the flange 27a belonging to unit la. The remaining 25 units are connected in the same way, giving the six connected units the ...nature of a roll-top, each unit being movable about an axis parallel to [fit?* H-he longitudinal axis of the unit. Each unit (1a) is provided centrally ;,N-' wi;th two flanges (2^a and 25a). Two rows of flanges are thus formed down ;C16 JAN 1987' ;s%~.~ ■" 1 ;5 ;? ;10 ;15 ;20 ;25 ;the middle of the six units, these flanges being linked together in the same way as the flanges at each end of the units. Flanges 25a and 25b are thus connected by a link 26a. Each flange (21a and 25a) are provided on opposing sides with claulike members Ha and lib designed to cooperate with a guide-rail assembly consisting of two parallel rods 5a and 5b. The clawlike members #a and lb grip the rods so that each unit (la) is dlsplaceable along the rods 5a and 5b. The two rods 5a and 5b are provided with a vertical section 6a and 6b and a substantially horizontal section 7a and 7b. These two parts can be separated from each other as shown in Figure 2. The rod sections 7a and 7b are Joined by a connecting unit 7c at the lefthand end in the figure. The two rods 6a and 6b are Joined at the lower end 10 by a connecting unit 20 and by a second connecting unit 16 above the first unit 20. The connecting unit 16 Is pivotably attached to a rod 17 by means of a screw 15- The two rods 6a and 6b can be pivoted to the desired position with the aid of the screw 15, and secured there. The rod 17 is vertically movable in a sleeve 18 provided with a number of holes 19 cooperation with corresponding holes in the rod 17. The vertical position of the rod 17 is adjusted by means of a cotter 31 inserted In one of the holes 19 and a hole, not shown, in the rod 17- The sleeve 18 is firmly secured to a flooring plate 12. ;Figure 5 shows in more detail the design of the clawlike members. Each flange 25a has two clawlike members 29 and 30 which may be of plastic or some other suitable material allowing displacement of the members 29 and 30. along the-rod 7a without leaving the rod. ;Figure 6 shows that the clawlike members 29 and 30 may be replaced by a pin 11a protruding into a groove 13a in the rod 5a'. The groove 13a extends along the entire length of the rod 5a' . The rod 5a1 is hollow like a pipe and the pin 14a Is provided with an enlarged portion 29a preventing it from leaving the groove 13a. ;Figure 7 shows a third version of the pin and groove. The rod 5a' ' is in the form of a pipe and its groove 13a is directed so that its axis is 1 ^ing flanges included in the row of flanges which also ;A pin l^a" protrudes from each flange, shaped so ;^T6JAFJ19S7 ;21875B ;that only Its tip protrudes into the groove 13a*, the rest of the pin following the outer contour of the rod.

The solarium according to the present invention is utilized as follows: When not in use the units la to If are moved along the guide-rail assembly 5a and 5b to be linked only to the part of the guide-rail assembly including the rod sections 6a and 6b. Sections 7a and 7b are removed and in this state the solarium can easily be placed behind a cupboard or sofa 33. It thus takes up a minimum of space. The solarium may in this state be enclosed in a casing in the form of a box 8 with a lid 9, as shown in Figure 8. When the solarium is in use the person to receive sun-ray treatment can use the sofa to lie on. When the solarium is to be used, the lid 9 is opened and the upper part of the guide-rail assembly, the rods 7a and 7b, are fitted to the vertical part consisting of rods 6a and 6b. These rods are provided at their upper ends 11 with holes into which protrusions in the upper guide-rail assembly can be inserted. Figure 8 shows the two guide-rail sections joined together. All that is necessary to complete the solarium is for the units 1a to If to be pulled up from the box 8 each unit sliding along the rods 5a and 5b. Figure 9 shows the units 1a to 1f on their way towards the operating position as shown in Figure 1. Here the units 1a to If are parallel to the couch below where the person is to receive sun-ray treatment. The units la to If can be adjusted to the desired distance from the couch with the aid of the holes 19 and cotter 34. The screw 15 allows the units 1a to If to be adjusted to the desired angle in relation to the couch surface.

From the above it will be seen that a solarium has been created which can be substantially hidden behind the back of a sofa when not in use. When it is to be used, it is only a question of fitting on the horizontal part of the guide-rail assembly and pulling up the roll-top lighting elements from their place behind the sofa. A sofa used for this purpose would probably only have to be drawn out some 20 cm from the wall to accommodate the thickness of the sun-ray equipment. ■ '-1 »'V <T eP ■ 218758

Claims (13)

WHAT WE CLAIM IS;

1. A lamp array comprising a part containing light-emitting units such as bulbs or strip-lighting, and a holder for said part, characterised in that the part is divided into a number of rigid elongate bodies located side by side and parallel to each other and articulated with respect to each other so that each body is pivotable about an axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of the body, each body being provided in its longitudinal direction with one or more of said light-emitting units, and each body being provided with a member cooperating with a guide-rail assembly such that the body is displaceable along the guide-rail assembly which extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body, said guide-rail assembly and said members constituting said holder.

2. An array according to claim 1, characterised in that said light-emitting units cooperate with reflectors.

3. An array according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the guide-rail assembly is provided with sections constituting a storage position for all said bodies and that all or part of the guide-rail assembly located outside said storage position is temporarily removable. '/ - ' ed in that the factions of the

A. An array according to claim 3, characteris guide-rail assembly constituting the storage position are arrayed vi

5. An array according to claim 4, characterised in that said vertical guide-rail sections are enclosed in a casing designed to surround the guide-rail sections together with all the elongate bodies. o i c 'v - s> -Lu k .JO *

6. An array according to claim 5, characterised in that the casing is a parallelpiped casing.

7. An array according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterised in that an end of the guide-rail sections constituting the storage position, is firmly securable in a flooring plate.

8. An array according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the guide-rail assembly comprises two parallel sections spaced apart and that the members cooperating with the guide rails comprise two parts, each cooperating with one of the rails.

9. An array according to claim 5, characterised in that each member cooperating with the guide rail is slidable along it but preventB relative movement of the body perpendicular to the guide rail.

10. An array according to claim 5, characterised in that each guide rail is provided with a groove and that each groove cooperates with a part protruding from the member.

11. An array according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a device is provided to allow a pivoting movement of the guide-rail assembly to a predetermined position.

12. An array according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a device is provided enabling vertical movement of the guide-rail assembly to a predetermined position.

13. An array as claimed in claim 1 and substantially as herein described with