Strut light system with integrated light source
First Claim
1. A light fixture assembly of a U-shaped channel and an elongate insertable light unit, U-shaped channel having an upper wall portion, a pair of side wall portions, each side wall portion having a wall portion edge turned inwardly defining a channel opening having a channel opening width, the channel opening leading to an open channel interior, the open channel interior having a width greater than the channel opening width;
- an elongate insert light unit comprising an elongate housing defining a longitudinally extending channel recess and an open bottom, the elongate housing having a pair of ends, a strip of light emitting diodes seated within the recess and directed outwardly toward the open bottom, a pair of end caps, one end cap of the pair at each end of the elongate housing, a transparent lens captured within the housing, a power cable connected to the strip of light emitting diodes and extending out of one of the end caps;
the elongate insert light unit having a height that is less than the channel opening width, and having a width that is greater than the channel opening width, whereby the elongate insert light unit may be inserted into the channel when the channel is secured and with the channel opening facing downward, by inserting a lateral side of the elongate insert light unit first through the channel opening and then rotating the channel about 90 degrees so that the elongate insert light unit may seat on the wall portion edges.
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Abstract
A ceiling grid system formed of struts has a plurality of elongate insert light units. The grid system suspended from the ceiling and comprising a multiplicity of steel elongate channels (struts) arranged in the grid. The channels having a downwardly directed U-shape and defining an opening and an open channel interior, the channel having opposing J-shaped wall portions, each wall portion with an inwardly directed curved lip portion defining a gap width therebetween the two wall portions. The elongate insert light units seated within one of the steel elongate channels, each insert light unit having an elongate body with a light emitting side, each insert light unit comprising a housing, and a strip of light emitting diodes, and a transmission portion at the light emitting side, the body retained in the interior of the channel, each light unit removable and replaceable with the respective channel.
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20 Claims
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1. A light fixture assembly of a U-shaped channel and an elongate insertable light unit, U-shaped channel having an upper wall portion, a pair of side wall portions, each side wall portion having a wall portion edge turned inwardly defining a channel opening having a channel opening width, the channel opening leading to an open channel interior, the open channel interior having a width greater than the channel opening width;
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an elongate insert light unit comprising an elongate housing defining a longitudinally extending channel recess and an open bottom, the elongate housing having a pair of ends, a strip of light emitting diodes seated within the recess and directed outwardly toward the open bottom, a pair of end caps, one end cap of the pair at each end of the elongate housing, a transparent lens captured within the housing, a power cable connected to the strip of light emitting diodes and extending out of one of the end caps; the elongate insert light unit having a height that is less than the channel opening width, and having a width that is greater than the channel opening width, whereby the elongate insert light unit may be inserted into the channel when the channel is secured and with the channel opening facing downward, by inserting a lateral side of the elongate insert light unit first through the channel opening and then rotating the channel about 90 degrees so that the elongate insert light unit may seat on the wall portion edges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A combination ceiling grid system and a plurality of elongate insert light units, the grid system comprising a multiplicity of steel elongate channels arranged in a grid, the grid suspended below and spaced from a ceiling, a plurality of the channels having a downwardly directed U-shape and defining a channel opening and an open channel interior, the channel having an upper horizontal wall portion adjoining an opposing pair of J-shaped wall portions, each J-shaped wall portion with an inwardly directed curved lip portion, each pair of J-shaped wall portions of each channel defining a channel opening width therebetween, an upwardly facing light unit seat, and an interior channel width;
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each of the plurality of elongate insert light units being seated within the open channel interior of one of the steel elongate channels on the respective upwardly facing seat of said channel, each elongate insert light unit having an elongate housing defining a longitudinally extending recess, the elongate housing having a pair of ends, a strip of light emitting diodes seated within the recess, a pair of end caps, one cap of the pair at each end of the elongate housing, a transparent lens captured within the housing; wherein each of the plurality of elongate insert light units having a maximum width measured horizontally that is greater than the channel opening width and less than the interior channel width whereby each of said insert light units is captured within the respective channel; wherein each insert light unit having a maximum height measured vertically and said maximum height is less than the channel opening width permitting rotation of the light unit within the recess and then removal of the light unit out of the channel opening. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A light fixture assembly comprising a U-shaped channel and an elongate insertable light unit, U-shaped channel having an upper wall portion, a pair of side wall portions, each side wall portion having a wall portion edge turned inwardly defining a channel opening having a channel opening width, the channel opening leading to an open channel interior, the open channel interior having a width greater than the channel opening width;
an elongate insert light unit having a strip of light emitting diodes in a housing, the elongate insert light unit having a height that is less than the channel opening width, and having a width that is greater than the channel opening width, whereby the elongate insert light unit may be inserted into the channel when the channel is secured and with the channel opening facing downward, by inserting a lateral side of the elongate insert light unit first through the channel opening and then rotating the elongate insert light unit about 90 degrees so that the elongate insert light unit seats on the wall portion edges. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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