LIGHTING DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLING LIGHT ENGINE HOUSINGS AND/OR TRIM ELEMENTS IN LIGHTING DEVICE HOUSINGS
First Claim
1. A lighting device, comprising:
- a light engine housing, said light engine housing comprising an electrical connection region, said electrical connection region being engageable in an electrical receptacle; and
at least a first mounting clip, said first mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on a mounting clip surface of said light engine housing, said first mounting clip having a first mounting clip first end region, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis, said first mounting clip being pivotable about said first pivot axis at least from a first mounting clip first position, where said first mounting clip first end region does not extend beyond a periphery of said light engine housing, to a first mounting clip second position, where said first mounting clip first end region extends beyond a periphery of said light engine housing.
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Abstract
A lighting device, comprising a housing and at least one mounting clip. The housing comprises an electrical connection region engageable in an electrical receptacle. The mounting clip is pivotable from a first position, where an end region of the mounting clip does not extend beyond a periphery of the housing, to a second position, where the end region extends beyond the housing periphery. Also, a lighting device, comprising a housing, a trim element and at least one mounting clip. The mounting clip is pivotable, such that if the mounting clip is in a second position and then the trim element is rotated, the mounting clip will pivot to a third position, where the mounting clip engages the housing such that the trim element is biased toward a ceiling or other structure in which the lighting device is mounted. Also, methods of installing housings and/or trim elements.
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71 Claims
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1. A lighting device, comprising:
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a light engine housing, said light engine housing comprising an electrical connection region, said electrical connection region being engageable in an electrical receptacle; and
at least a first mounting clip, said first mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on a mounting clip surface of said light engine housing, said first mounting clip having a first mounting clip first end region, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis, said first mounting clip being pivotable about said first pivot axis at least from a first mounting clip first position, where said first mounting clip first end region does not extend beyond a periphery of said light engine housing, to a first mounting clip second position, where said first mounting clip first end region extends beyond a periphery of said light engine housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A lighting device, comprising:
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a lighting device housing, said lighting device housing comprising an electrical receptacle and a sidewall having an internal surface, said internal surface of said sidewall defining an internal space, said sidewall terminating in a sidewall end region;
a trim element, said trim element comprising at least first and second portions, said first portion of said trim element being positioned within said internal space, said second portion of said trim element extending beyond said internal space, said second portion of said trim element comprising a second portion end region which is positioned farther from an axis of said internal surface than said sidewall end region; and
at least a first mounting clip, said first mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on said trim element, said first mounting clip having a first mounting clip first end region, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis, said first mounting clip being pivotable about said first pivot axis at least from a first mounting clip first position, where said first mounting clip first end region does not extend beyond a periphery of said first portion of said trim element, to a first mounting clip second position, where said first mounting clip first end region extends beyond a periphery of said first portion of said trim element, such that if said first mounting clip is in said first mounting clip second position and then said trim element is rotated in a first direction about said axis of said internal surface, as a result of contact between said first mounting clip first end region and said lighting device housing, said first mounting clip will pivot relative to said first pivot axis to a first mounting clip third position, where said first mounting clip engages said lighting device housing such that said trim element is biased in a direction in which said second portion of said trim element is biased toward said sidewall end region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A lighting device comprising:
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a light engine housing, said light engine housing comprising an electrical connection region, said electrical connection region being engageable in an electrical receptacle;
at least a first mounting clip, said first mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on a mounting clip surface of said light engine housing, said first mounting clip having a first mounting clip first end region, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis; and
a lighting device housing, said lighting device housing comprising a sidewall having an internal surface, said sidewall terminating in a sidewall end region;
said first mounting clip being pivotable about said first pivot axis at least from a first mounting clip first position, where said first mounting clip first end region does not extend beyond a periphery of said light engine housing, to a first mounting clip second position, where said first mounting clip first end region extends beyond a periphery of said light engine housing, such that if said first mounting clip is in said first mounting clip second position and then said light engine housing is rotated in a first direction about an axis of said internal surface, as a result of contact between said first mounting clip first end region and said lighting device housing, said first mounting clip will pivot relative to said first pivot axis to a first mounting clip third position, where said first mounting clip engages said lighting device housing such that said mounting clip surface is biased in a direction away from said sidewall end region. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of installing a light engine housing in a lighting device housing, said method comprising:
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positioning a light engine housing such that at least a portion of said light engine housing is within an internal space defined by a sidewall of a lighting device housing, said light engine housing comprising an electrical connection region, said electrical connection region being engageable in an electrical receptacle; and
rotating said light engine housing relative to said lighting device housing, said rotating causing at least a first mounting clip which is mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on a mounting clip surface of said light engine housing to pivot about said first pivot axis such that a first mounting clip first end region of said first mounting clip, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis, engages an internal surface of said lighting device housing, and biases said mounting clip in a direction away from a sidewall end region of said sidewall. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method of installing a trim element in a lighting device housing, said method comprising:
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positioning a trim element such that at a first portion of said trim element is within an internal space defined by an internal surface of a sidewall of a lighting device housing; and
rotating said trim element relative to said lighting device housing, said lighting device housing comprising an electrical receptacle, said sidewall terminating in a sidewall end region, said trim element comprising said first portion and at least a second portion, said second portion of said trim element extending beyond said internal space, said second portion of said trim element comprising a second portion end region which is positioned farther from an axis of said internal surface than said sidewall end region, said rotating causing at least a first mounting clip which is mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on a mounting clip surface of said trim element to pivot about said first pivot axis such that a first mounting clip first end region of said first mounting clip, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis, engages an internal surface of said lighting device housing, and biases said trim element in a direction in which said second portion of said trim element is biased toward said sidewall end region. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A lighting device, comprising:
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a trim element, said trim element comprising at least first and second portions, said second portion of said trim element comprising a second portion end region which is positioned farther from an axis of said first portion of said trim element than any part of said first portion of said trim element; and
at least a first mounting clip, said first mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on said trim element, said first mounting clip having a first mounting clip first end region, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis, said first mounting clip being pivotable about said first pivot axis at least from a first mounting clip first position, where said first mounting clip first end region does not extend beyond a periphery of said first portion of said trim element, to a first mounting clip second position, where said first mounting clip first end region extends beyond a periphery of said first portion of said trim element, such that if said trim element is placed within a housing with said first mounting clip in said first mounting clip second position and in contact with an internal surface of said housing, and then said trim element is rotated in a first direction about said axis of said trim element, said first mounting clip will pivot relative to said first pivot axis to a first mounting clip third position, where said first mounting clip engages said housing such that said second portion of said trim element is biased toward said housing. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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