LUMINAIRE MOUNTING INTERFACE

• US 20130176743A1
• Filed: 01/11/2013
• Published: 07/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sylvan R. Shemitz Designs, LLC
• Original Assignee: Sylvan R Shemitz Designs Incorporated (Sylvan R. Shemitz Designs)
• Inventors: Pfund, David R., Bullard, Matthew R.
• Application Number:
  US13/739,838
• Publication Number:
  US 20130176743A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/368
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/08 with a standard F21S6/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/086 with lighting device attached sideways of the standard, e.g. for roads and highways
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/00 Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices F21V17/00, F21V19/00 take precedence; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q, stands for supporting apparatus or articles in general F16M11/00; Hand grips
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/116 Fixing lighting devices to arms or standards F21V21/002 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/0016 on lighting devices that also provide for direct lighting, e.g. by means of independent light sources, by splitting of the light beam, by switching between both lighting modes

Abstract

Disclosed is a luminaire mounting interface including an interface body configured for association with a luminaire, and an interface surface of the interface body, the interface surface including at least two association points separated by 75 mm to 142 mm.

Claims

1. A luminaire mounting interface comprising:

an interface body configured for association with a luminaire; and

an interface surface of said interface body, said interface surface including at least two association points separated by 75 mm to 142 mm.

2. The luminaire mounting interface of claim 1, wherein said at least two association points are four association points arranged at corners of a substantially square pattern, said points arranged at said corners being separated at an equidistant width dimension and length dimension of 75 mm to 100 mm, and a diagonal dimension of 106 mm to 142 mm.

3. The luminaire mounting interface of claim 1, wherein said interface body is removably affixable to the luminaire.

4. The luminaire mounting interface of claim 1, wherein said interface body is retrofittable with an existing luminaire.

5. The luminaire mounting interface of claim 1, wherein said interface body is integrally constructed with the luminaire.

6. The luminaire mounting interface of claim 1, wherein the interface surface extends from the luminaire and at least partially overlaps with a housing of the luminaire.

7. The luminaire mounting interface of claim 6, wherein the interface surface at least partially overlaps with a housing of the luminaire in a non-vertical direction, and at least one of said at least two association points is disposed in an area of said mounting surface that overlaps with the housing of the luminaire.

8. The luminaire mounting interface of claim 1, wherein said at least two association points are threaded openings.

9. The luminaire mounting interface of claim 1, wherein said at least two association points are eight association points arranged at corners of a first substantially square pattern and a second substantially square pattern, said points arranged at said corners of said first substantially square pattern being separated at an equidistant width dimension and length dimension of 100 mm, and a diagonal dimension of 141.42 mm, and said points arranged at said corners of said second substantially square pattern being separated at an equidistant width dimension and length dimension of 75 mm, and a diagonal dimension of 106.07 mm.

10. The luminaire mounting interface of claim 1, wherein said interface body includes at least one accessible electrical power connector associated with said interface body.

11. A luminaire comprising:

a luminaire housing;

an interface body extending from said luminaire housing; and

an interface surface of said interface body, said interface surface including at least two association points separated by 75 mm to 142 mm.

12. The luminaire of claim 11, wherein said at least two association points are four association points arranged at corners of a substantially square pattern, said points arranged at said corners being separated at an equidistant width dimension and length dimension of 75 mm to 100 mm, and a diagonal dimension of 106 mm to 142 mm.

13. The luminaire of claim 11, wherein the interface surface at least partially overlaps with said luminaire housing.

14. The luminaire of claim 13, wherein the interface surface at least partially overlaps with a housing of the luminaire in a non-vertical direction and at least one of said at least two association points is disposed in an area of said mounting surface that overlaps with said luminaire housing.

15. The luminaire of claim 11, wherein said at least two association points are threaded openings.

16. The luminaire of claim 11, wherein the luminaire is a task ambient luminaire that includes an uplight aperture and downlight aperture, and wherein a width of a non-aperture surface disposed at a relative top of said luminaire housing and a width of a non-aperture surface disposed at a relative bottom of said luminaire housing is less than 141 mm.

17. The luminaire of claim 16, wherein said width of said non-aperture surface disposed at said relative top of said luminaire housing and said width of said non-aperture surface disposed at said relative bottom of said luminaire housing is less than 75 mm.

18. The luminaire of claim 11, wherein said at least two association points are eight association points arranged at corners of a first substantially square pattern and a second substantially square pattern, said points arranged at said corners of said first substantially square pattern being separated at an equidistant width dimension and length dimension of 100 mm, and a diagonal dimension of 141.42 mm, and said points arranged at said corners of said second substantially square pattern being separated at an equidistant width dimension and length dimension of 75 mm, and a diagonal dimension of 106.07 mm.

19. The luminaire of claim 11, wherein said interface body includes at least one accessible electrical power connector associated with said interface body.

20. A luminaire mounting system comprising:

a luminaire with a luminaire housing;

an interface body extending from said luminaire housing;

an interface surface of said interface body, said interface surface including at least two association points separated by 75 mm to 142 mm; and

a luminaire support including a support interface that is compatible with said interface and said at least two association points.

21. The luminaire mounting system of claim 20, wherein said at least two association points are four association points arranged at corners of a substantially square pattern, said points arranged at said corners being separated at an equidistant width dimension and length dimension of 75 mm to 100 mm, and a diagonal dimension of 106 mm to 142 mm.

22. The luminaire mounting system of claim 20, wherein the interface surface at least partially overlaps with said luminaire housing.

23. The luminaire mounting system of claim 20, wherein the interface surface at least partially overlaps with a housing of the luminaire in a non-vertical direction, and at least one of said at least two association points is disposed in an area of said mounting surface that overlaps with said luminaire housing.

24. The luminaire mounting system of claim 20, wherein said at least two association points are threaded openings.

25. The luminaire mounting system of claim 20, wherein the luminaire is a task ambient luminaire that includes an uplight aperture and downlight aperture, and wherein a width of a non-aperture surface disposed at a relative top of said luminaire housing and a width of a non-aperture surface disposed at a relative bottom of said luminaire housing is less than 141 mm.

26. The luminaire mounting system of claim 25, wherein said width of said non-aperture surface disposed at said relative top of said luminaire housing and said width of said non-aperture surface disposed at said relative bottom of said luminaire housing is less than 75 mm.

27. The luminaire mounting system of claim 20, wherein said at least two association points are eight association points arranged at corners of a first substantially square pattern and a second substantially square pattern, said points arranged at said corners of said first substantially square pattern being separated at an equidistant width dimension and length dimension of 100 mm, and a diagonal dimension of 141.42 mm, and said points arranged at said corners of said second substantially square pattern being separated at an equidistant width dimension and length dimension of 75 mm, and a diagonal dimension of 106.07 mm.

28. The luminaire mounting system of claim 20, wherein said interface body includes at least one accessible electrical power connector associated with said interface body.