Reptile Lighting Bracket Integrating Basking Lamp with UVB Subassembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing reptile lighting systems for UVB and basking requirements often lack the ability to provide a supplementary light source that can be easily integrated with existing UVB light subassemblies, limiting the flexibility and effectiveness of lighting setups in reptile habitats.
Innovation Solution
A reptile lighting assembly that includes an elongated bracket with clip members to securely attach to UVB light subassemblies, featuring a basking light socket with wires that plug into the UVB light subassembly port, allowing for the integration of a basking lamp that directs different light types and can be adjusted in orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a separate basking light system is installed independently, then the lighting coverage is complete, but the device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the basking light socket and UVB light socket into a single integrated bracket assembly. The bracket includes both a basking light socket (112) and a UVB light socket (205), allowing both lighting functions to be mounted together on the reptile habitat structure. This merging eliminates the need for separate installation processes and reduces overall system complexity while maintaining complete lighting coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support for both basking and UVB lighting, offers adjustable positioning for both light sources, and integrates wiring pathways for both systems. The elongated bracket (101) with multiple mounting positions enables a single component to fulfill multiple lighting requirements, reducing the number of separate components needed.
2Ease of operation
If existing UVB light subassembly is used as attachment base, then the ease of installation is improved, but the adaptability to different lighting configurations is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is divided into functional segments: an attachment portion that interfaces with the UVB subassembly, a basking light socket portion, and a UVB light socket portion. This segmentation allows the bracket to be installed on existing UVB infrastructure while providing separate, independently adjustable mounting points for different light types, enhancing configuration flexibility without complicating installation.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple light sources are integrated into one assembly, then the space utilization is improved, but the difficulty of wiring and integration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly acts as an intermediary structure that simplifies wiring integration. It includes integrated wiring pathways and connection points that route electrical connections from the power source through both the basking light socket and UVB light socket. This intermediary bracket structure organizes the wiring layout, reducing the complexity of integrating multiple light sources in a compact assembly.
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AI summary
The reptile lighting assembly for UVB and basking requirements is a device that is adapted to attach onto a UVB light subsassembly, and is also able to plug into an existing wiring system associated with said UVB light subassembly. The reptile lighting assembly includes an elongated bracket that is adapted to clip onto the UVB light subassembly. The elongated bracket includes at least one clip member that is adapted to clip onto opposing surfaces of the UVB light subassembly. The elongated bracket includes a basking light socket on a distal end of a first surface of the elongated bracket. A basking lamp is able to plug into the basking light socket, and is able to direct a different type of light than compared to the UVB light subassembly.