LIGHT DIFFUSER SUPPORT

• US 20190234589A1
• Filed: 10/05/2017
• Published: 08/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: E-Z Shade LLC
• Original Assignee: Brian Wholehan
• Inventors: WHOLEHAN, Brian
• Granted Patent: US 10,458,625 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/033 the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/04 intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures F21S8/02 takes precedence; details of ceiling bases F21V21/03
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/06 the fastening being onto or by the lampholder
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/02 characterised by the shape

Abstract

A light diffuser assembly for a light bulb fixture can include a retaining member and a diffuser member. The retaining member can include a collar and a plurality of arms. The collar can be configured to be pushed over a socket of the light bulb fixture. Each of the plurality of arms can extend away from the collar and from a central axis to a respective distal end and include a tab at the respective distal end. The diffuser member can include an annular lip that is received by each of the plurality of tabs. The retaining member can also include first and second grips. The first and second grips are graspable and moveable closer together to deform the collar and tighten the collar about the socket of the light bulb fixture.

Claims

1. A light diffuser assembly for a light bulb fixture comprising:

a retaining member including a collar and a plurality of arms, wherein said collar is substantially centered on a central axis, wherein said collar extends about an arcuate path less than three hundred and sixty degrees about said central axis between opposite first and second ends and thereby defines a collar gap whereby said collar is configured to be pushed over a socket of the light bulb fixture, wherein each of said plurality of arms extends away from said collar and said central axis to a respective distal end, wherein each of said plurality of arms includes a tab at said respective distal end, and wherein each of said plurality of tabs extends back towards said central axis;

a diffuser member including an annular lip that is received by each of said plurality of tabs whereby said diffuser member is suspended on the base of the light bulb fixture by said retaining member; and

wherein said retaining member further comprises first and second grips, one of said first and second grips respectively disposed at one of said first end and said second end of said collar, each of said first grip and said second grip extending away from said arcuate path and further away from said central axis, wherein each of said plurality of arms extend away from said central axis further than said first and second grips, and wherein said first and second grips are graspable and moveable closer together to deform said collar and tighten said collar about the socket of the light bulb fixture.

2. The diffuser assembly of claim 1 wherein said collar and said plurality of arms are metallic and integrally-formed with respect to one another.

3. The diffuser assembly of claim 1 wherein said collar and said plurality of arms and said first and second grips are metallic and integrally-formed with respect to one another.

4. The diffuser assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

a clip selectively engageable with said retaining member and configure to fix said first and second ends together.

5. The diffuser assembly of claim 4 wherein said clip is u-shaped and extends to first and second distal ends and wherein said retaining member defines first and second notches, said first and second distal ends received in said first and second notches when said clip fixes said first and second ends together.