Michael A Mastin

US Patent:

7524075, Apr 28, 2009

Filed:

Sep 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/540464

Inventors:

Michael F. Mastin - Livonia NY, US

Assignee:

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. - Avon NY

International Classification:

F21V 21/30

US Classification:

362 35, 362524, 362526, 362390, 362369, 362513, 362514

Abstract:

A shock absorbing mounting for a rotating warning light for a light bar is provided by the assembly of the rotator with a base member useful for mounting one or more rotators and other light producing array units. The light bar base member has longitudinal grooves and the mounting enables the rotator to be attached wherever desired along the grooves. The grooves are blind grooves. The rotator has its own base with a plurality of holes in which are provided resilient shock absorbing grommets with holes therethrough. The assembly of the rotator to the light bar base member is via self-threading screws which have heads, parts of which may be washers, which enlarge the diameter of the heads. The screws are of such length that when they engage and are stopped by the bottom of the grooves, the head compresses the grommet sufficiently to provide a resilient shock absorbing connection. The height of the grommet and the depth of the grooves to the bottom are slightly longer than the length of the screw up to the head thereof, such that when the screw is bottomed in the groove the grommet is compressed to a desired extent which provides a connection while retaining the shock-absorbing characteristics of the grommet and without the need for additional elements to set the amount of compression of the grommet.

US Patent:

D632199, Feb 8, 2011

Filed:

Feb 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

29/301211

Inventors:

Christopher D. Jacobs - Honeoye Falls NY, US
Steven W. Neufeglise - Rochester NY, US
Stephen T. Vukosic - West Henrietta NY, US
Robert J. Gross - Rochester NY, US
J. Douglas Richardson - Pittsford NY, US
Michael F. Mastin - Livonia NY, US
J. Andrew Howard - Honeoye Falls NY, US
R. Michael Datz - Rochester NY, US

Assignee:

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. - Avon NY

International Classification:

1005

US Classification:

D10114

US Patent:

8210725, Jul 3, 2012

Filed:

Feb 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/378247

Inventors:

R. Michael Datz - Rochester NY, US
Robert J. Gross - Rochester NY, US
Steven W. Neufeglise - Rochester NY, US
Stephen T. Vukosic - West Henrietta NY, US
J. Douglas Richardson - Pittsford NY, US
Michael F. Mastin - Livonia NY, US

Assignee:

Start Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. - Avon NY

International Classification:

B60Q 1/00

US Classification:

362493, 362496, 362476, 362549

Abstract:

A light bar has several modular light source heads which may contain different types of light sources as well as different technologies mounted in cages by shock absorbing grommets. The cages are mounted on a bottom member so that the heads can be arranged along opposite sides and the ends of the bottom members. The heads are captured, and assembled with the bottom member, by a top member which also captures translucent or transparent members or lenses along the sides of the light bar and, transparent or translucent end caps which may also provide lenses for the light source heads at the ends of the bar. The end caps are removably connected to the top and bottom members at the ends of the bar by screws extending through the end caps. The light source modules have the same wiring connected thereto by connectors from a connector board to connectors along the back ends of the light source heads. The top member is attached to posts extending from the bottom member by screws so as to enable removal of the top member to expose the light source modules.