Lighting assembly with swivel end connectors
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1. A lighting assembly comprising:
- a housing;
a light source mounted to the housing; and
a swivel connector comprising a rotary fitting attached to the housing, a contact cap adjacent and rotatable with respect to the rotary fitting and having a coupling for engaging a light fixture, and a locking member which releasably engages at least one of the contact cap and the rotary fitting, the swivel connector further comprising a release sleeve operating the locking member to selectively enable and restrict rotation motion between the contact cap and the rotary fitting.
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Abstract
A lighting assembly has an elongated housing which contains a plurality of light emitting diodes that send light from one side of the housing. Connectors at the ends of the housing are provided to connect the lighting assembly into standard sockets of a fluorescent light fixture that has been modified to power the light emitting diodes. At least one of the connectors has a releasable holding mechanism that allows the housing to be rotated with respect to the sockets to aim the light is a desired direction and then hold the housing in that orientation.
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1. A lighting assembly comprising:
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a housing; a light source mounted to the housing; and a swivel connector comprising a rotary fitting attached to the housing, a contact cap adjacent and rotatable with respect to the rotary fitting and having a coupling for engaging a light fixture, and a locking member which releasably engages at least one of the contact cap and the rotary fitting, the swivel connector further comprising a release sleeve operating the locking member to selectively enable and restrict rotation motion between the contact cap and the rotary fitting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A lighting assembly comprising:
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a housing; a light source mounted to the housing; and a swivel connector comprising a rotary fitting attached to the housing, a contact cap adjacent and rotatable with respect to the rotary fitting and having a coupling for engaging a light fixture, a finger that projects from the contact cap and selectively engages the rotary fitting, and a release sleeve engaging the finger to selectively enable and restrict rotation motion between the contact cap and the rotary fitting. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A lighting assembly comprising:
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a housing; a light source mounted to the housing; and a first swivel connector comprising a rotary fitting attached to the housing and having a cylindrical section, a first torsion spring wound around and releasably engaging the cylindrical section, and a contact cap adjacent the rotary fitting and engaging one portion of the first torsion spring and having a member for engaging a light fixture, the first swivel connector further including a release sleeve moveably located adjacent the contact cap and engaging another portion of the first torsion spring, wherein engagement of the first torsion spring by the cylindrical section resists rotation of the housing with respect to the contact cap and wherein motion of the release sleeve relative to the contact cap loosens engagement of the first torsion spring with the cylindrical section of the rotary fitting thereby enabling the housing to rotate with respect to the contact cap. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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