权利要求:
CLAIMS
What is claimed is:
1. A light assembly comprising: a main housing; an illumination module disposed within the main housing; an end cap coupled with the main housing in a manner to form a lens cavity proximate a forward end of the illumination module; a primary lens disposed in an innermost portion of the lens cavity; and a sacrificial lens disposed proximate the primary lens in an outermost portion of the lens cavity, wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a plurality of removable layers.
2. The light assembly of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of removable layers comprises an outer rim detachably coupled with a pliable sheet having a thickness in a range of 2 mils to 8 mils.
3. The light assembly of claim 2, wherein each of the one or more pliable sheets comprises a pull tab extending out of the main housing.
4. The light assembly of claim 1 , wherein the main housing further comprises an at least one recessed inner surface configured with a vent.
5. The light assembly of claim 4, wherein the illumination module comprises an illumination module housing configured with an outer surface, and wherein a passageway exists between an outer surface and the at least one recessed inner surface.
6. The light assembly of claim 5, wherein during operation of the light assembly the passageway facilitates cooling of the illumination module.
7. The light assembly of claim 1 , wherein an at least one insert is disposed between the main housing and the mount.
8. The light assembly of claim 7, wherein the at least one insert comprises a plurality of inserts, and wherein each of the plurality of inserts is made of a pliable material.
9. An abrasive blasting system comprising: a blast hose; a light assembly coupled with the blast hose, the light assembly further comprising: a main housing; a mount coupled between the blast hose and the main housing; an illumination module disposed within the main housing; an end cap coupled with the main housing in a manner to form a lens cavity proximate a forward end of the illumination module; a primary lens disposed in an innermost portion of the lens cavity; and a sacrificial lens disposed proximate the primary lens in an outermost portion of the lens cavity, wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a plurality of removable layers.
10. The abrasive blasting system of claim 9, wherein at least one insert is disposed between the main housing and the mount.
11. The abrasive blasting system of claim 10, wherein an at least one of the plurality of removable layers comprises an outer rim detachably coupled with a pliable sheet having a thickness in a range of 2 mils to 8 mils.
12. The abrasive blasting system of claim 11, wherein each of pliable sheets comprises a pull tab extending out of the main housing, and wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a safety lens adjacent to the primary lens.
13. The abrasive blasting system of claim 12, wherein each pull tab of each pliable sheet comprises a pull tab handle length having a decreasing length, wherein the safety lens is void of a respective pull tab, and wherein the main housing further comprises an at least one recessed inner surface configured with a vent.
14. The abrasive blasting system of claim 13, wherein the illumination module comprises an illumination module housing configured with an outer surface, and wherein a passageway exists between an outer surface and the at least one recessed inner surface.
15. A light assembly comprising: a main housing; a mount coupled with the main housing; an illumination module disposed within the main housing; an end cap coupled with the main housing in a manner to form a lens cavity proximate a forward end of the illumination module; and a first lens disposed in an innermost portion of the lens cavity; wherein at least one insert is disposed between the main housing and the mount.
16. The light assembly of claim 15, wherein the first lens comprises a plurality of sheets, each of the plurality of sheets having a respective thickness in a range of 2 mils to 8 mils.
17. The light assembly of claim 16, wherein the first lens is a single rigid piece made of a durable material.
18. The light assembly of claim 17, the light assembly further comprising a sacrificial lens disposed proximate the first lens in an outermost portion of the lens cavity, wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a plurality of removable layers.
19. The light assembly of claim 18, wherein the main housing further comprises an at least one recessed inner surface configured with a vent.
20. The light assembly of claim 15, wherein the first lens comprises a stack of pliable sheets, wherein each of the pliable sheets has a respective pull tab handle, and wherein an outermost pliable sheet has a greater pull tab handle length than any other pull tab.
21. A light assembly comprising: a main housing; a mount coupled with the main housing; an illumination module disposed within the main housing; an end cap coupled with the main housing in a manner to form a lens cavity proximate a forward end of the illumination module; and a first lens disposed in an innermost portion of the lens cavity; wherein at least one insert is disposed between the main housing and the mount.
22. The light assembly of claim 21, wherein the first lens comprises a plurality of sheets, each of the plurality of sheets having a respective thickness in a range of 2 mils to 8 mils.
23. The light assembly of claim 21, wherein the first lens is a single rigid piece made of a durable material.
24. The light assembly of claim 21 , wherein the main housing further comprises an at least one recessed inner surface configured with a vent.
25. The light assembly of claim 21, wherein the illumination module comprises an illumination module housing configured with an outer surface, and wherein a passageway exists between an outer surface and the at least one recessed inner surface.
26. The light assembly of claim 21, wherein during operation of the light assembly the passageway facilitates cooling of the illumination module.
27. The light assembly of claim 21, wherein the at least one insert comprises a plurality of inserts, and wherein each of the plurality of inserts is made of a pliable material.
28. An abrasive blasting system comprising: a blast hose; a light assembly coupled with the blast hose, the light assembly further comprising: a main housing; a mount coupled between the blast hose and the main housing; an illumination module disposed within the main housing; an end cap coupled with the main housing in a manner to form a lens cavity proximate a forward end of the illumination module; a primary lens disposed in an innermost portion of the lens cavity; and an at least one insert disposed between the main housing and the mount.
29. The abrasive blasting system of claim 28, the light assembly further comprising a sacrificial lens disposed proximate the primary lens in an outermost portion of the lens cavity, wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a plurality of removable layers.
30. The abrasive blasting system of claim 29, wherein each of the plurality of removable layers comprises an outer rim detachably coupled with a pliable sheet having a thickness in a range of 2 mils to 8 mils.
31. The abrasive blasting system of claim 30, wherein each pliable sheet comprises a pull tab extending out of the main housing.
32. The light assembly of claim 31, wherein the at least one insert comprises a plurality of inserts, wherein a plurality of pull tabs of a respective pliable sheet comprises a pull tab handle length having a sequential decreasing length, and wherein each of the plurality of inserts is made of a pliable material.
33. An abrasive blasting system comprising: a blast hose; and a light assembly coupled with the blast hose, the light assembly further comprising: a main housing; and a mount coupled between the blast hose and the main housing.
34. The abrasive blasting system of claim 33, wherein an illumination module is disposed within the main housing.
35. The abrasive blasting system of claim 34, wherein an end cap is coupled with the main housing in a manner to form a lens cavity proximate a forward end of the illumination module.
36. The abrasive blasting system of claim 35, wherein a primary lens is disposed in an innermost portion of the lens cavity.
37. The abrasive blasting system of claim 36, wherein an at least one insert is disposed between the main housing and the mount.
38. The abrasive blasting system of claim 37, wherein a sacrificial lens is disposed proximate the primary lens in an outermost portion of the lens cavity.
39. The abrasive blasting system of claim 38, wherein the sacrificial lens comprises at least one of: plurality of removable layers, and at least one safety lens adjacent the primary lens.
40. The abrasive blasting system of 38, wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a stack of pliable sheets, wherein each of the pliable sheets has a respective pull tab handle, and wherein an outermost pliable sheet has a greater pull tab handle length than any other pull tab.
41. The abrasive blasting system of claim 36, wherein a sacrificial lens is disposed proximate the primary lens in an outermost portion of the lens cavity, and wherein the sacrificial lens comprises a plurality of removable layers.
42. The abrasive blasting system of claim 33, wherein an at least one insert is disposed between the main housing and the mount.
43. The abrasive blasting system of claim 33, wherein the main housing further comprises an at least one recessed inner surface configured with a vent.
44. The abrasive blasting system of claim 33, wherein the light assembly comprises a passageway, and wherein during operation of the light assembly the passageway facilitates cooling of the illumination module.