US 7,461,827 B2
Serving terminal illuminator
Paul Brent Rivers, Cullman, Ala. (US); and Frederick Diggle, III, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, Nev. (US)
Filed on Dec. 08, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/636,186.
Application 11/636186 is a continuation of application No. 10/768406, filed on Jan. 30, 2004, granted, now 7,147,194.
Prior Publication US 2007/0080276 A1, Apr. 12, 2007
Int. Cl. A47H 1/10 (2006.01); F21L 4/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 248—317  [248/322; 248/201; 248/304; 248/58; 248/202.1; 362/190; 362/191; 43/17.5] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hanging tool support assembly comprising:
a pair of inverted, J-shaped hangers, each hanger having a free end and a downwardly extending end, each free end having an inner semi-circular surface about which the hanging tool support may be hung, the downwardly extending end substantially parallel to the free end and the downwardly extending end having a flared connecting portion, the flared connecting portion having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion connects both of the downwardly extending ends of the inverted, J-shaped hangers, wherein the bottom portion comprises a downwardly extending arm, the downwardly extending arm having a flared portion, and wherein a portion of the inner semi-circular surface extending from the free end to the downwardly extending end comprises a textured surface;
a movable support connecting the downwardly extending arm to a top portion of a tool support base;
the tool support base having the top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion comprises a tool support base plate having a means for securing a tool;
a rotational joint attaching the downwardly extending arm to the movable support to rotate about a vertical axis relative to the downwardly extending arm; and
a pivoting joint attaching the movable support to the top portion of the tool support base, the pivoting joint allowing the tool support base to pivot about a horizontal axis relative to the movable support.