Seat Light and Plaque Holder

• US 20100091489A1
• Filed: 08/24/2009
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dennis Pearson, Terry Horwitz
• Original Assignee: Dennis Pearson, Terry Horwitz
• Inventors: Pearson, Dennis, Horwitz, Terry
• Application Number:
  US12/546,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20100091489A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/235
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/28 rigid, e.g. LED bars
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/0045 by tongue and groove connections, e.g. dovetail interlocking means fixed by sliding
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2111/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/304 for pictures
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/10 comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/22 electroluminescent electroluminescent light sources per se H05B33/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2013/222 with LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles

Abstract

A seat light comprising a lamp shade component having a vertical back edge and an arcuate hood and a rectangular shroud component mountable within the lamp shade and encasing a circuit board carrying a plurality of LED'"'"'s wherein the positioning of the LED'"'"'s and shape of the hood cooperate to direct light down toward an adjacent aisleway, while concealing the shroud and LED'"'"'s from normal view. A cooperating plaque holder adapted to be illuminated by the seat light is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A light fixture comprising:

a lamp shade having a vertical back edge and an arcuate hood;

a rectangular shroud component having an opening in a front surface thereof and mountable within said lamp shade beneath said hood; and

a circuit board carrying a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and mounted within said shroud component, said LEDs being positioned on said circuit board to direct illumination through said opening.

2. The light fixture of claim 1 wherein said lamp shade has a first interior planar surface projecting outwardly with respect to a vertical back edge of said shade component, said first surface meeting along an edge with a second interior planar surface projecting inwardly toward said vertical back edge.

3. The light fixture of claim 2 wherein said second planar surface has respective mounting blocks at opposite ends thereof for positioning said shroud component.

4. The light fixture of claim 3 wherein said arcuate hood has a lip formed on an inner surface thereof for supporting an edge of said shroud component.

6. The light fixture of claim 1 wherein the arcuate hood is arced through an angle sufficient to shield the LEDs from the view of persons walking up or down an aisleway, while still directing sufficient light to properly illuminate an aisleway.

7. The light fixture of claim 3 wherein the arcuate hood is arced through an angle sufficient to shield the LEDs from the view of persons walking up or down an aisleway, while still directing sufficient light to properly illuminate an aisleway.

11. The light fixture of claim 1 wherein the arcuate hood is arced through an angle sufficient to direct light down toward an adjacent pathway, while shielding the shroud ad LEDs from normal view.

5. The light fixture of claim I further comprising a plaque holder mountable along a lower edge of said lamp shade component.

8. A light fixture compromising:

a lamp shade component having a vertical back edge and an arcuate hood, said lamp shade component having a first interior planar surface projecting outwardly with respect to a vertical back edge of said lamp shade component, said first surface meeting along an edge with a second interior planar surface projecting inwardly toward said vertical back edge, said second planar surface having respective mounting blocks at opposite ends, said arcuate hood having a lip formed on an inner surface thereof;

a rectangular shroud component having an opening in a front surface thereof and mountable within said lamp shade beneath said hood, said shroud component being positioned between said mounting blocks and supported by said lip; and

a circuit board carrying a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED'"'"'s) and mounted within said shroud component, said LED'"'"'s being positioned on said circuit board to direct illumination through said opening.

9. The light fixture of claim 8 further comprising a plaque holder mountable along a lower edge of said lamp shade component.

10. The light fixture of claim 8 wherein the arcuate hood is arced through an angle sufficient to direct light down toward an adjacent pathway, while shielding the shroud and LEDs from normal view.

12. A light fixture comprising:

a lamp shade component having an arcuate hood, a first interior planar surface projecting outwardly with respect to the vertical, said first surface meeting along an edge with a second interior planar surface projecting inwardly toward the vertical;

a rectangular shroud component having an opening in a front surface thereof and mountable within said lamp shade component beneath said hood; and

a circuit board carrying a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and mounted within said shroud component, said LED'"'"'s being positioned on said circuit board to direct illumination through said opening.

13. The light fixture of claim 12 wherein said second planar surface has respective mounting blocks at opposite ends thereof for positioning said shroud.

14. The light fixture of claim 13 wherein said arcuate hood has a lip formed on an inner surface thereof for supporting an edge of said shroud.

15. The light fixture of claim 12 further comprising a plaque holder mountable along a lower edge of said lamp shade component.

16. The light fixture of claim 12 wherein the arcuate hood is arced through an angle sufficient to shield the LED'"'"'s from the view of persons walking up or down an aisleway, while still directing sufficient light to properly illuminate an aisleway.