Lighting System
First Claim
1. A lighting system 500 comprising a socket 200, a light fixture 100, and a magnetic holding mechanism 300,wherein said socket 200 and said light fixture 100 comprise electric contacts allowing to electrically operate said light fixture once said contacts are connected;
- wherein said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is attached to a circumference of said socket 200 that is close to an open edge of said socket 200; and
wherein said light fixture 100 comprises at least one magnetic coupler 110 enabling to magnetically couple to said magnetic holding mechanism 300, once said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is attached to said socket 200 and once said light fixture 100 is inserted into said socket 200;
wherein said magnetic coupler 110 and said magnetic holding mechanism 300 are separated from the electric contacts of said socket 200; and
wherein said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is capable of holding said light fixture'"'"'s 100 weight by a magnetic force created by magnetic coupling of said magnetic holding mechanism 300 and said magnetic coupler 110.
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Abstract
A lighting system comprising a socket, a light fixture and a magnetic holding mechanism. The magnetic holding mechanism may be removably or integrally attached to the socket. The magnetic holding mechanism may be situated at the inner walls of the cavity created by the socket close to the socket'"'"'s opening; and the light fixture comprises at least one magnetic coupler enabling to magnetically couple to the magnetic holding mechanism'"'"'s coupler, once the mechanism is attached to the socket and the light fixture is inserted into the socket and couples to the magnetic holding mechanism. The socket may hold the light fixture'"'"'s weight by the magnetic force attracting the couplers.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A lighting system 500 comprising a socket 200, a light fixture 100, and a magnetic holding mechanism 300,
wherein said socket 200 and said light fixture 100 comprise electric contacts allowing to electrically operate said light fixture once said contacts are connected; -
wherein said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is attached to a circumference of said socket 200 that is close to an open edge of said socket 200; and wherein said light fixture 100 comprises at least one magnetic coupler 110 enabling to magnetically couple to said magnetic holding mechanism 300, once said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is attached to said socket 200 and once said light fixture 100 is inserted into said socket 200; wherein said magnetic coupler 110 and said magnetic holding mechanism 300 are separated from the electric contacts of said socket 200; and wherein said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is capable of holding said light fixture'"'"'s 100 weight by a magnetic force created by magnetic coupling of said magnetic holding mechanism 300 and said magnetic coupler 110. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A removable retrofit magnetic holding mechanism 300 for holding a light fixture 100 in a standard socket 20, wherein said light fixture 100 comprises a light bulb 140 connected to a base 135 comprising a fist contact 120 and a second contact 130;
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wherein said standard socket 20 creates a female threaded cavity 21 with an opening at one end and comprises a first and a second electric contacts enabling to contact said first and second contacts of said light fixture 100, wherein said magnetic holding mechanism 300 comprises; a magnetic element 310; a male threaded element 320 an isolating layer 330; and a first opening 350A and a second opening 350B; wherein said male threaded element 320 is integrally connected to said isolating layer 330 and said a magnetic element 310 is attached to the edge of said male threaded element 320 wherein said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is capable of being screw-threaded to the standard socket'"'"'s 20 female threaded cavity 21, and wherein said magnetic element 310 enables magnetically coupling to the light fixture'"'"'s 100 magnetic coupler 110, whereby said mechanism holds the weight of said light fixture 100. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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