ADJUSTABLE MODULAR LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME
First Claim
1. An adjustable lighting system, comprising:
- a support frame having a base member disposed between two upstanding side wall members including a right-side wall member and a left-side wall member;
wherein each side wall member includes an upper inner wall channel, a lower inner wall channel and an outer wall channel disposed between said upper inner wall channel and said lower inner wall channel; and
wherein each side wall member further includes at about said upper inner wall channel an integrally connected retention member for facilitating the retention and mounting angle of a printed circuit board having at least one light emitting diode mounted thereon.
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Abstract
A modular lighting system includes an elongate light module with a printed circuit board having at least one light emitting diode mounted thereon for emitting a shadowless light pattern. The light module is adapted to be electrically connected to one or more other light modules where each light module generally includes a support frame having a base member disposed between an upstanding right-side wall member and an upstanding left-side wall member. Each side wall member includes an upper inner wall channel, a lower inner wall channel and an outer wall channel which is disposed between the upper inner wall channel and the lower inner wall channel. The channels support a track cover and in cooperation with a pair of spaced apart removable retention members help determine, at time of installation, the mounting angle of the printed circuit board for directing light emitting from the light module.
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30 Claims
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1. An adjustable lighting system, comprising:
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a support frame having a base member disposed between two upstanding side wall members including a right-side wall member and a left-side wall member; wherein each side wall member includes an upper inner wall channel, a lower inner wall channel and an outer wall channel disposed between said upper inner wall channel and said lower inner wall channel; and wherein each side wall member further includes at about said upper inner wall channel an integrally connected retention member for facilitating the retention and mounting angle of a printed circuit board having at least one light emitting diode mounted thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A modular lighting system, comprising:
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an elongate light module having mounted therein a printed circuit board with light means mounted thereon for emitting light in a specific light pattern; said elongate light module having a male connector and a female connector to facilitate electrically connecting said elongate light module to at least another elongate light module, said male connector and said female connector being electrically coupled to said light means; wherein said elongate light module and said another elongate light module each include; a support frame having a base member disposed between two upstanding side wall members including a right-side wall member and a left-side wall member; wherein each side wall member includes an upper inner wall channel, a lower inner wall channel and an outer wall channel disposed between said upper inner wall channel and said lower inner wall channel; and wherein each side wall member further includes at about said upper inner wall channel an integrally connected retention member for facilitating the retention and mounting angle of said light means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An adjustable modular lighting system, comprising:
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a module connector; a plurality of elongate light modules; and wherein each individual elongate light module includes; a support frame having a base member disposed between two upstanding side wall members including a right-side wall member and a left-side wall member; wherein each side wall member includes an upper inner wall channel, a lower inner wall channel and an outer wall channel disposed between said upper inner wall channel and said lower inner wall channel; and wherein each side wall member further includes at about said upper inner wall channel an integrally connected retention member for facilitating the retention and mounting angle of light means for emitting light in a specific lighting pattern. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An adjustable lighting system, comprising:
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an elongate rail member being generally U-shape in cross section and having a base disposed between an upstanding right-side wall member and an upstanding left-side wall member; wherein said upstanding right-side wall member and said upstanding left-side wall member are each channeled along there entire longitudinal length for supporting slidably a track cover to protect said elongate rail member and for supporting slidably a printed circuit board having at least one light emitting diode mounted thereon; wherein at time of installation a user selects a mounting angle for said printed circuit board to facilitate creating a specific lighting pattern for the installation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of installing an adjustable lighting system, comprising:
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determining a specific number N of light modules needed to illuminate an object; coupling N number of light modules in a string array; wherein each individual light module includes; a support frame having a base member disposed between two upstanding side wall members including a right-side wall member and a left-side wall member; wherein each side wall member includes an upper inner wall channel, a lower inner wall channel and an outer wall channel disposed between said upper inner wall channel and said lower inner wall channel; and wherein each side wall member further includes at about said upper inner wall channel an integrally connected retention member for facilitating the retention and mounting angle of light means for emitting light in a specific lighting pattern; adjusting the mounting angle of said light means by performing one or more of the following steps as needed to create said specific lighting pattern; (a) aligning said light means between an upper inner wall channel and an opposing upper inner wall channel; (b) aligning said light means between a retention member and an opposing upper inner wall channel; (c) removing permanently a retention member from a light module and aligning said light means between an upper wall channel and an opposing lower inner wall channel; and applying electrical current to an end light module to electrically activate said string array.
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