Channel light system

• US 20070258238A1
• Filed: 05/08/2006
• Published: 11/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innovative Lighting, LLC
• Original Assignee: Innovative Lighting Incorporated
• Inventors: Handsaker, Jerrold
• Granted Patent: US 7,540,627 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/217.50
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/00 Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/15 the cables forming a grid, net or web structure
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2121/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00

Abstract

A lighting display system is provided comprising in its basic form a channel for mounting on a suitable display surface, a light secured within the channel, and an electrical means for powering the light. Preferably, the channel conforms to the shape of the light, which is a rope light, in order to releaseably retain the light. The channel can be interconnected with other channels, with caps including pivot caps, to form a lighting display suitable for mounting to an underlying surface of some types, such as a commercial or residential structure.

Claims

1. A lighting display system, comprising:

a channel for mounting on a suitable display surface;

a light secured within said channel; and

electrical means for powering said light.

2. The lighting display of claim 1 further comprising end caps for interconnection with the ends of the said channel.

3. The lighting display of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of channels and a pivot cap for interconnection with said channels such that the channels can pivot into a position that confirms to directional changes in said display surface.

4. The lighting display of claim 3 further comprising a plurality of lights secured with said plurality of channels.

5. The lighting display of claim 3 wherein said pivot caps further comprise a male cap that inserts within a female cap to form a pivoting connection.

6. The lighting display of claim 5 wherein said pivot cap further comprises a base cap with a collar that interconnects with a ring of a ring cap.

7. The lighting display of claim 6 wherein said base cap and said ring cap join with said male and female cap such that said male connector inserts through said ring and collar.

8. The lighting display of claim 1 wherein said light is a rope light.

9. The lighting display of claim 8 wherein said channel further comprises an inner channel shaped to retain said rope light.

10. The lighting display of claim 9 wherein said inner channel of said channel comprises overhanging ledges that conform in shape with ridges on said rope light to retain said rope light in said channel.

11. The lighting display of claim 1 wherein said channel further comprises sides and inner walls forming a channel therebetween.

12. The lighting display of claim 11 further comprising an end caps for interconnection with the ends of the said channel, wherein said end cap has feet that fit within said channel between said sides and inner walls of said channel.

13. The lighting display of claim 12 wherein said end cap further comprises a top cap and a bottom cap.

14. The lighting display of claim 13 wherein said feet of said end cap are located on said bottom cap.

15. The lighting display of claim 8 wherein said rope light is comprised of light emitting diodes.

16. The lighting display of claim 1 further comprising an electronic controller for controller the display of said light.