Extruded lighted assembly

• US 7,628,505 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2006
• Issued: 12/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tournesol Siteworks, LLC
• Original Assignee: Leader Manufacturing Inc. (Leader International Corporation)
• Inventors: Flaherty, Richard A
• Primary Examiner(s): Alavi; Ali
• Application Number:
  US11/472,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20070008717A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,265 Days
• Field of Search: 362/153, 362/153.1, 362/235, 362/249, 362/267
• US Class Current: 362/217.01
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/20 with light sources held by or within elongate supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/033 the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/083 of bollard type, i.e. with lighting fixture integrated into the standard or mounted on top of it and having substantially the same diameter
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/013 the housing being an extrusion
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A lighted assembly includes a support having a wall and a light assembly with a light source and a body, which includes a light emitting surface. The light source is coupled to the body and is adapted for coupling to a power source for powering the light source. When powered light from the light source is directed into the body and is directed from the body through the light emitting surface. The support includes a corresponding recess formed in the wall, with the light assembly being mounted in the recess and facing outwardly from the support to thereby direct light outwardly from the support.

Claims

1. A lighted assembly comprising:

a support comprising a hollow member defining an enclosure, said hollow member having a wall defining an outer perimeter surface of said support;

a light assembly having a light source and a light transmitting body having a light emitting surface, said light source being coupled to said body, said light assembly being adapted for coupling to a power source for powering said light source, when powered light from said light source being directed into said body and being directed from said body through said light emitting surface; and

said wall of said support having offset portions forming a recess extending inwardly of said outer perimeter surface and having an opening therein in communication with said enclosure, said light assembly being mounted in said enclosure and extended into said recess through said opening in said recess and facing outwardly from said support at said recess to thereby direct light outwardly from said support.

2. The lighted assembly according to claim 1, wherein said hollow member has a multi-sided cross-section with a plurality of sides.

3. The lighted assembly according to claim 2, wherein said hollow member includes a plurality of corners, said recess is located in one of said corners of said support.

4. The lighted assembly according to claim 2, wherein said recess is located in one of said sides of said hollow member support.

5. The lighted assembly according to claim 1, wherein said hollow member comprises an extruded member, said wall forming a plurality of said recesses.

6. The lighted assembly according to claim 5, further comprising a light assembly provided at each of said recesses.

7. The lighted assembly according to claim 6, wherein each of said recesses includes a cover, said covers enclosing said light assemblies in said recesses.

10. The lighted assembly according to claim 7, wherein said support includes opposed grooves at said recess, said covers engaging said support at said grooves.

12. The lighted assembly according to claim 1, wherein each light assembly is configured such that light emitted from said light emitting surfaces has a substantially uniform light intensity.

13. The lighted assembly according to claim 12, wherein each of said light assemblies includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, such as a plurality of high intensity emitting diodes.

8. A lighted, comprising:

a support having a wall;

a light assembly having a light source and a light transmitting body having a light emitting surface, said light source being coupled to said body, said light assembly being adapted for coupling to a power source for powering said light source, when powered light from said light source being directed into said body and being directed from said body through said light emitting surface;

said support including a recess formed in said wall, said light assembly being mounted in said recess and facing outwardly from said support to thereby direct light outwardly from said support;

wherein said support comprises an extruded member with a plurality of recesses formed in said wall of said support; and

said light assembly comprising a plurality of light assemblies with at least one of said light assemblies provided at each of said recesses, wherein said recesses extend from an upper end of said support to a lower end of said support.

9. The lighted assembly according to claim 8, wherein each of said light emitting surfaces extends substantially from said upper end to said lower end of said support.

11. The lighted assembly according to claim 8, further comprising a cover mounted to said upper end and a base mounted to said lower end.

14. A lighted assembly comprising:

a support, said support comprising a hollow member with an upper open end and a lower open end and an outer perimeter surface;

a cover, said cover mounted to said upper open end and closing said upper open end;

a light assembly having a plurality of light emitting diodes and a light transmitting body having a light emitting surface, said light assembly being adapted for coupling to a power source for powering said light emitting diodes;

said hollow member being formed with at least one recess that extends along the longitudinal length of said hollow member inwardly from said outer perimeter surface from said upper open end to said lower open end; and

said light assembly mounted in said support such that at least a portion of said body is located in said recess so that light projects outwardly from said recess of said support when said light emitting diodes are powered.

15. The lighted assembly according to claim 14, wherein said hollow member comprises a hollow metal member.

16. The lighted assembly according to claim 14, wherein said hollow member comprises an extruded hollow member.

17. The lighted assembly according to claim 14, wherein said hollow member includes at least three sides and at least three corners.

18. The lighted assembly according to claim 17, wherein said recess is located at one of said corners.

19. The lighted assembly according to claim 17, wherein said hollow member includes a plurality of recesses, at least one of said light assemblies being located in one of said recesses.

20. The lighted assembly according to claim 19, wherein said recesses are located at said corners.

21. The lighted assembly according to claim 19, wherein said recesses are located in said sides.

22. The lighted assembly according to claim 14, wherein said hollow member includes a central tubular-shaped member.

23. The lighted assembly according to claim 22, wherein said central tubular-shaped member forms a passageway through said support.

24. The lighted assembly according to claim 14, wherein said lighted assembly comprises a lighted post.

25. The lighted assembly according to claim 14, wherein said lighted assembly comprises a wall mounted light assembly.

26. The lighted assembly according to claim 14, wherein hollow member is formed from a plurality of hollow components.

27. The lighted assembly according to claim 26, wherein said hollow components are secured together by pins to form said support.

28. A method of assembling a lighted assembly comprising:

providing a support, the support being adapted for mounting to a wall or to a generally horizontal surface, the support having a support wall defining an enclosure and having an outer perimeter, and the support wall having offset portions forming at least one recess in said support wall along the length of the support;

locating a light assembly in the enclosure, the light assembly having a light transmitting body and at least one light source for directing light into the light transmitting body, the light transmitting body having a light emitting surface emitting light directed into the light transmitting body from the light source when the light source is powered;

positioning at least a portion of a light transmitting body in the recess wherein the light emitting surface is located at or near the outer perimeter of the support wall; and

enclosing the light assembly in the support wherein the support is substantially free from bug intrusion into the support.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein the light assembly is enclosed in the support by a cover, the cover being mounted over the recess and over the light emitting surface.