Lighting System

• US 20100068899A1
• Filed: 02/28/2008
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lamp Magnetic Lamp Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Lamp Magnetic Lamp Ltd.
• Inventors: Shvili, Asher
• Application Number:
  US12/529,488
• Publication Number:
  US 20100068899A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/39
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/006 of point-like light sources, e.g. incandescent or halogen lamps, with screw-threaded or bayonet base of sources having contact pins, wires or blades F21V19/0005; of LEDs or sources mounted on printed-circuit board F21V19/001
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/096 Magnetic devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6205 Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/22 for screw type base, e.g. for lamp
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/46 for bayonet type base

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.

Claims

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.

2. The lighting system 500 of claim 1 wherein said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is integrally attached to the inner circumference of said socket 200 as an integrated part of said socket 200.

3. The lighting system 500 of claim 1 wherein at least one of:

said magnetic coupler 110 and said magnetic holding mechanism 300, is made from permanent magnet.

4. The lighting system 500 of claim 1 wherein said light fixture 100 further comprises a light bulb 140 comprising a filament 150;

and a base 135 comprising a first electric contact 120; and

a second electric contact 130; and

wherein

said socket 200 further comprises a housing 260;

a first electric contact 220; and

a second electric contact 230;

wherein said contacts allow conducting electric current to operate said light fixture 100 by closing a circuit,

wherein the second contact 130 of said light fixture 100 is a cylindrical conductor.

5. The lighting system 500 of claim 4 wherein said first contact 220 of said socket 200 is situated at the center of the inner walls of said socket 200 and, respectively, said first contact 120 of said light fixture 100 is situated at the center of the base 135 of said light fixture 100;

and

wherein the second contact 230 of said socket 200 is situated at the side of the inner walls of the cavity created by said socket 200 and, respectively, said second contact 130 of said light fixture 100 is situated at the external circumference walls of said base 135 of said light fixture 100;

wherein said first electric contact 220 of said socket 200 contacts said first electric contact 120 of said light fixture 100 and said second electric contact 230 of said socket 200 contacts said second electric contact 130 of said light fixture 100 to enable closing an electric circuit whereby an electric current operates said light fixture 100.

6. The lighting system 500 of claim 4 wherein said light fixture 100 further comprising an isolating divider 125, which enables isolating and resisting electric conductivity, separates the first contact 120 from the second contact 130.

7. The lighting system 500 of claim 4 wherein said second electric contact 130 of said light fixture 100 is a conductive coating layer covering a circumference neck like shape of the base 135 of said light fixture 100.

8. The lighting system 500 of claim 4 wherein said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is a magnetic ring and the light fixture'"'"'s 100 magnetic coupler 110 is a magnetic ring coaxially engaged with one another wherein said light fixture 100 is inserted into said socket 200.

9. The lighting system 500 of claim 8 wherein said ring magnetic holding mechanism 300 and said coupler 110 are coaxially engaged in a in a coplanar manner, wherein the couplers 110 and 310 share the same planar surface.

10. The lighting system 500 of claim 8 wherein said magnetic ring holding mechanism 300 is attached to the socket'"'"'s 200 circumference inner walls;

and

wherein said magnetic ring coupler 110 of said light fixture 100 is attached to said fixture'"'"'s 100 circumference outer walls.

11. The lighting system 500 of claim 8 wherein said ring magnetic holding mechanism 300 is attached to the socket'"'"'s 200 circumference outer walls;

and

wherein said magnetic ring coupler 110 of said light fixture 100 is attached to said fixture'"'"'s 100 circumference outer walls.

12. The lighting system 500 of claim 8 wherein said light fixture 100 further comprises a separating layer, which separates said conductive layer of said second contact 130 of said light fixture 100 and said magnetic coupler 110 of said light fixture 100, to facilitate in electrically isolating said second contact 130 from said magnetic coupler 110.

13. The lighting system 500 of claim 1 wherein said magnetic coupler 310 that attaches to said socket 200 is a retrofit piece that attaches to circumferential inner walls of said socket 200.

14. The lighting system 500 of claim 1 further comprising an extension device 90 to facilitate a user in replacing light fixtures 100 using the same socket 200 when said socket 200 is attached to a high area wall,

wherein said extension device 90 comprises a rod 91 and a light bulb holder 92 wherein said rod 91 is a longitudinal object and said holder 92 is situated at one end of said rod 91 enabling to hold and grab light fixtures 100 once approximated to said socket 200 therefore enabling the user to reach the high and distant socket 200 and to remove and install light fixtures 100 to said socket 200.

15. The lighting system 500 of claim 14 wherein said rod 91 is telescopic comprising modular pieces that allow defining the length of said extension device 90 according to the distance between the user and said socket 200.

16. The lighting system 500 of claim 14 wherein said holder 92 comprises two fasteners, a spring mechanism 95 and a bolt 93, wherein said fasteners 94 are connected to the spring mechanism 95 and the spring mechanism 94 is connected to the bolt 95,

wherein upon moving said bolt 93 the spring mechanism 95 enables decreasing the aperture between said fasteners where by said fasteners enable grabbing said light fixture 100.

17. The lighting system 500 of claim 4 wherein said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is a removable retrofit, which comprises:

said magnetic element 310, a male threaded element 320 integrally connected to an isolating layer 330, a first opening 350A and a second opening 350B,

wherein said magnetic holding mechanism 300 enables to be screw-threaded to a standard socket 20 comprising a female threaded cavity 21, where the male threaded element 320 of said magnetic holding mechanism 300 is fit to be threaded into the female threaded cavity 21 of said standard socket 20 and wherein said magnetic element 310 is integrally attached to the external circumference of the male threaded element 320 allowing magnetically coupling to the light fixture'"'"'s 100 magnetic coupler 110.

18. The lighting system 500 of claim 17 wherein said removable retrofit magnetic holding mechanism 300 is a hollow cylinder where the first and the second openings 350A and 350B allow inserting the base 135 of the light fixture 100 through the magnetic holding mechanism 300 to enable the first contact 120 of the light fixture 100 to contact the first contact of the socket 200 and wherein, the male threaded element 320 is made from electrically conductive materials allowing to electrically connect the second contact 230 of the socket 200 with the second contact 130 of the light fixture 100.

19. The lighting system 500 of claim 1 further comprises at least one indicators 61 enabling to indicate that said light fixture 100 is safely secured in said socket 200.

20. The lighting system 500 of claim 18 wherein a part of the base 135 of said light fixture 100 is marked by a marking layer 60, wherein said indicator 61 enables a user to view the marked layer 60 through said indicator only when the light fixture 100 is rightly inserted into the socket'"'"'s 200 cavity and only when the magnetic coupler 110 of the light fixture 100 is safely coupled to the magnetic holding mechanism 300 that is attached to the socket 200.

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;

and

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.

22. The removable retrofit magnetic holding mechanism 300 of claim 21 is a hollow cylinder wherein the first and the second openings 350A and 350B allow inserting the base 135 of the light fixture 100 through said magnetic holding mechanism 300 to enable the first contact 120 of the light fixture 100 to contact the first contact 22 of the standard socket 20, and

wherein said male threaded element 320 is made from electrically conductive materials allowing to electrically connect the second contact 23 of the standard socket 20 to the second contact 130 of the light fixture 100.