US Patent 7326944 Collapsible irradiation device

An irradiation device includes a base part, a support longitudinally extending from the base part and enclosing an angle with a vertical axis, and a housing that includes a central axis, at least one radiation unit, and a radiation emission plane. The housing is pivotally connected to the support via a pivot shaft and is pivotable between an operational position in which the radiation emission plane is horizontal, and a rest position in which the radiation emission plane vertical with a single rotation of the pivot shaft about a pivot axis extending through the pivot shaft.