Light emitter with communication or power connector

• US 10,480,774 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2017
• Issued: 11/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: McKeon Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: McKeon Products, Inc.
• Inventors: Benner, Devin
• Primary Examiner(s): Garlen, Alexander K
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dunay, Christopher E
• Application Number:
  US15/431,916
• Publication Number:
  US 20170153017A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,008 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/232 specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 6/005 with a lamp housing maintained at a distance from the floor or ground via a support, e.g. standing lamp for ambient lighting
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/036 by means of a rigid support, e.g. bracket or arm
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/061 with a non-rigid pendant, i.e. a cable, wire or chain
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/063 with a rigid pendant, i.e. a pipe or rod
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/065 multi-branched, e.g. a chandelier
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/14 Adjustable mountings
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/15 specially adapted for power operation, e.g. by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/22 telescopic
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 27/02 Cable inlets
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/00 Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
• 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: F21V 33/0096 Fans, e.g. ceiling fans forced cooling of lighting devices characterised by the arrangement of fans F21V29/67
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/447 Shutter or cover plate
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/92 Holders formed as intermediate parts for distributing energy in parallel through two or more counterparts at least one of which is attached to apparatus to be held

Abstract

A light emitter assembly includes a base body, a base electrical connector disposed on the base body, and a light emitter disposed on the base body and electrically connected to the base electrical connector. The light emitter assembly also includes a light housing disposed on the base body and housing the light emitter, and a power receptacle and/or a communication receptacle disposed on the light housing and electrically connected to the base electrical connector. The light housing is configured to allow passage of light therethrough.

Claims

1. A light bulb fixture comprising:

a base body defining a female light bulb socket configured to receive a light bulb;

a base electrical connector disposed directly on the base body opposite the female light bulb socket;

at least one support having a first end disposed on the base body, the at least one support and extending away from the base body in a direction from the base electrical connector to the female light bulb socket and around the received light bulb to a second end; and

a receptacle body disposed on the second end of the at least one support, the receptacle body defining at least one of a power receptacle and/or a communication receptacle, the at least one of the power receptacle and/or the communication receptacle defined by the receptacle body facing away from the base body and electrically connected to the base electrical connector.

2. The light bulb fixture of claim 1, wherein the base electrical connector comprises a male electrical connector configured for receipt by a female light bulb socket of a lighting fixture.

3. The light bulb fixture of claim 2, wherein the base body defines a longitudinal axis and has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion along the longitudinal axis, the male electrical connector is disposed directly on the first end portion of the base body, and the second end portion of the base body defines the female light bulb socket.

4. The light bulb fixture of claim 3, wherein the male electrical connector and the female light bulb socket are aligned along the longitudinal axis of the base body.

5. The light bulb fixture of claim 3, wherein the at least one support has a first end portion disposed on the second end portion of the base body, a middle portion extending around the received light bulb, and a second end portion disposed on and supporting the receptacle body, the receptacle body spaced from the base body by a threshold distance that allows receipt of the light bulb in the female light bulb socket.

6. The light bulb fixture of claim 5, wherein the at least one support comprises a pair of supports having corresponding first ends diametrically opposed from one another and having corresponding second ends diametrically opposed from one another.

7. The light bulb fixture of claim 6, wherein a separation distance between the corresponding middle portions of the pair of supports is greater than a separation distance between the corresponding first portions of the pair of supports, and the separation distance between the corresponding middle portions of the pair of supports is greater than a separation distance between the corresponding second portions of the pair of supports.

8. The light bulb fixture of claim 3, wherein the receptacle body defines a longitudinal axis, and the receptacle body is arranged so that the longitudinal axis of the receptacle body is substantially coincident with the longitudinal axis of the base body.

9. The light bulb fixture of claim 2, wherein the at least one of the power receptacle or the communication receptacle defined by the receptacle body face oppositely away from the male electrical connector.

10. The light bulb fixture of claim 2, wherein the at least one of the power receptacle or the communication receptacle defined by the receptacle body face oppositely away from the female light bulb socket of the lighting fixture.

11. The light bulb fixture of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the power receptacle or the communication receptacle defined by the receptacle body is/are positioned between about 1 inch and about 3 inches away from the received light bulb.