Lighting double rail of tubular shape and three dimensional structure comprising such a rail

• US 10,443,236 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2015
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NORMALU
• Original Assignee: NORMALU
• Inventors: Scherrer, Jean-Marc
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai, Anh T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Apenteng, Jessica M
• Application Number:
  US15/532,724
• Publication Number:
  US 20170356187A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,435 Days
• Field of Search: 362150
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/006 with means for hanging lighting fixtures or other appliances to the framework of the ceiling
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/303 for flexible tensioned membranes
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/006 General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/10 comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A double rail (1) for creating a stretched-fabric structure, having a tubular body comprises a longitudinal passage opening (3) for the passage of stretched fabrics, wherein the tubular body comprises two internal flanges (4, 5) converging toward one another and delimiting, with an internal wall (6), a cavity (7) in which lighting means (8) are housed, the cavity (7) being open toward the passage opening (3).

Claims

1. A double rail for creating a stretched-fabric structure, having a tubular body comprising:

a peripheral wall having a longitudinal passage opening for the passage of stretched fabrics,

two internal flanges converging toward one another and an internal wall connecting said internal flanges to said peripheral wall,

each internal flange delimiting, with the internal wall and the other internal flange, a cavity open towards the passage opening on the one hand and, with the peripheral wall, a groove for receiving a stretched fabric on the other hand,

wherein the double rail includes lighting means housed in the cavity and

wherein each internal flange is so arranged as to respectively form a support for hooking a stretched fabric.

2. The lighting double rail according to claim 1, wherein the internal flanges are so dimensioned as to define an opening width equal to or smaller than that of the passage opening of the tubular body.

3. The lighting double rail according to claim 2, wherein each internal flange converges towards an adjacent peripheral wall portion.

4. The lighting double rail according to claim 3, wherein each internal flange is arranged with the peripheral wall of the body to delimit a groove for receiving a stretched fabric, with each internal flange including a shoulder for hooking a harpoon-shaped edge of the stretched fabric, with the shoulder extending towards a corresponding peripheral wall.

5. The lighting double rail according to claim 4, wherein each internal flange has a free end provided with a rim extending towards the cavity.

6. The lighting double rail according to claim 5, wherein the passage opening is closed by a removable longitudinal diffusion cover.

7. The lighting double rail according to claim 6, wherein the diffusion cover is clipped to the rim of each internal flange.

8. The double rail according to claim 7, wherein the double rail has a tubular body with a circular cross-section.

9. The double rail according to claim 8, wherein the double rail has at least one curved portion.

10. A three-dimensional structure comprising at least one rail according to claim 1 described above whereon at least one stretched fabric is attached.