Modular LED lighting fixtures
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a first fixture component and a second fixture component;
a first tongue extending from the first fixture component and having a length;
a second tongue extending from the second fixture component and having a length, the first and second tongues being dimensioned to overlap one another to facilitate interconnection of said first and second components;
a first mounting surface on said first component having parallel edges and terminating in a third tongue having a length;
a second mounting surface on said second component having parallel edges and terminating in a fourth tongue having a length;
first and second circuit boards positioned above said first and second mounting surfaces respectively, said first and second circuit boards each carrying a plurality of LEDs; and
the length of said third tongue being selected to be longer than the length of said fourth tongue so as to enable said first and second fixture components to be mounted at any one of a selected range of angles with respect to one another while positioning said LEDs so as to enhance uniformity of illumination provided thereby.
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Abstract
Concatenatable lighting fixtures, each comprising a unitary cover member having a circuit board mounting platform integrally formed with suitable heat sinking and which mounts onto a cooperating base chassis. In one embodiment, the circuit board mounting platform extends farther from one end of the cover member than the other so as to facilitate placement of LEDs in a fashion which enhances lighting uniformity and minimizes dark spots. In one embodiment, first and second guide members may be positioned in respective opposite ends of adjacent fixtures, each guide member having a plurality of extending fingers with a flexible electrical conductor-carrying conduit disposed between the respective opposite ends and retained in position by the fingers.
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60 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a first fixture component and a second fixture component; a first tongue extending from the first fixture component and having a length; a second tongue extending from the second fixture component and having a length, the first and second tongues being dimensioned to overlap one another to facilitate interconnection of said first and second components; a first mounting surface on said first component having parallel edges and terminating in a third tongue having a length; a second mounting surface on said second component having parallel edges and terminating in a fourth tongue having a length; first and second circuit boards positioned above said first and second mounting surfaces respectively, said first and second circuit boards each carrying a plurality of LEDs; and the length of said third tongue being selected to be longer than the length of said fourth tongue so as to enable said first and second fixture components to be mounted at any one of a selected range of angles with respect to one another while positioning said LEDs so as to enhance uniformity of illumination provided thereby. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 29, 57)
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10. Light fixture apparatus comprising:
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a unitary cover member having first and second ends and an elongated platform located on an exterior top surface of said cover member, said platform providing a mounting surface; first and second tongues extending from opposite ends of said elongated platform and beyond the respective first and second ends of said cover member, a circuit board having a top surface carrying an array of LEDs and a bottom surface positioned above said mounting surface, respective ends of said circuit board lying above said first and second tongues; and the length of said first and second tongues being different and selected to assist in disposing said LEDs so as to enhance the uniformity of illumination provided thereby. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus comprising:
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a first lighting fixture component having a top surface and first and second downwardly depending side surfaces, the top and side surfaces enclosing electrical leads passing through an interior of said first fixture component; a second lighting fixture component having a top surface and first and second downwardly depending side surfaces, the top and side surfaces enclosing electrical leads passing through an interior of said second lighting fixture component; a first tongue extending from a first end of the first lighting fixture component and having a length; a second tongue extending from a second end of the second lighting fixture component disposed opposite the first end of said first lighting fixture component and having a length, the first and second tongues being dimensioned to overlap one another, said first and second tongues being pivotally connected together such that said first lighting fixture component may pivot with respect to said second lighting fixture component; a first mounting surface located on the top surface of said first lighting fixture component, the first mounting surface terminating in a third tongue having a length; a second mounting surface located on the top surface of said second lighting fixture component, the second mounting surface terminating in a fourth tongue having a length; a first plurality of LEDs each mounted spaced apart from the other above and along a length of said first mounting surface; a second plurality of LEDs each mounted spaced apart from the other above and along a length of said second mounting surface; and the length of said third tongue being selected to be longer than the length of said fourth tongue such that said LEDs are positioned to achieve enhanced uniformity of illumination when said first and second lighting fixture components are pivotally interconnected at any one of a selected range of angles with respect to one another. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 58)
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25. Light fixture apparatus comprising:
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a unitary elongated, generally box-shaped cover member having opposite ends; an elongated platform on an exterior top surface of said cover member, said platform comprising an elongated mounting surface above which are mounted a plurality of LEDs; and said elongated platform having first and second tongues, each tongue extending beyond a respective one of the opposite ends of said cover member, at least one of the tongues having an LED disposed above its top surface, the length of said first and second tongues being different and selected to position said LEDs so as to enhance the uniformity of illumination provided thereby. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 30)
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31. Apparatus comprising:
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a first lighting fixture component carrying a first plurality of LEDs; a second lighting fixture component carrying a second plurality of LEDs; a first tongue extending from a lower end of the first fixture component and having a length; a second tongue extending from a lower end of the second fixture component and having a length, the first and second tongues being positioned and dimensioned to overlap one another to facilitate interconnection of said first and second fixture components; a first mounting surface on a top side of said first fixture component terminating in a third tongue having a length; a second mounting surface on a top side of said second fixture component terminating in a fourth tongue having a length; first and second circuit boards positioned above said first and second mounting surfaces respectively, said first and second circuit boards respectively mounting said first and second plurality of LEDs; and the length of said third tongue being selected to be longer than the length of said fourth tongue so as to enable said first and second fixture components to be mounted at any one of a selected range of angles with respect to one another while positioning said LEDs so as to enhance uniformity of illumination provided thereby. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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32. Lighting fixture apparatus comprising:
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a single piece cover member having a horizontally disposed mounting platform; said single piece cover member further having respective first and second side surfaces depending downwardly on opposite sides of said platform, said first and second side surfaces each further including a heat sink structure; and wherein the mounting platform is recessed beneath respective top edges of said first and second side surfaces and has first and second ends, each of the first and second ends extending beyond a respective end of said cover member. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. Lighting fixture apparatus comprising:
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a single piece cover member having a first mounting platform and respective first and second side surfaces depending downwardly on opposite sides of said first platform, said first and second side surfaces each further including a heat sink structure; wherein the first platform has first and second ends, each extending beyond a respective end of said cover member; a plurality of LEDs positioned above said first mounting platform; and a unitary base member having first and second elongated side rails and first and second upwardly extending end posts at respective opposite ends of said first and second elongated side rails; wherein the unitary base member is shaped and dimensioned such that said unitary cover member is installable downwardly over said mounting posts and attachable to said mounting posts to form an enclosure for electrical componentry of said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 60)
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51. Lighting fixture apparatus comprising:
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a single piece cover member having a mounting platform and respective first and second side surfaces depending downwardly on opposite sides of said platform; a plurality of LEDs positioned above said mounting platform; and a unitary base member having first and second elongated side rails and first and second upwardly extending end posts at respective opposite ends of said first and second elongated side rails; wherein the unitary based member is shaped and dimensioned such that said unitary cover member is installable downwardly over said end posts.
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52. Apparatus comprising:
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a first fixture component and a second fixture component; a first tongue extending from the first fixture component and having a length; a second tongue extending from the second fixture component and having a length, the first and second tongues being dimensioned to overlap one another to facilitate pivotal interconnection of said first and second components; a first mounting surface on said first component terminating in a third tongue having a length; a second mounting surface on said second component; first and second circuit boards positioned above said first and second mounting surfaces respectively, said first and second circuit boards each carrying a plurality of LEDs; and means formed at opposing ends of each of said first and second mounting surfaces for enabling spacing said LEDs so as to maintain uniformity of illumination when said first and second fixture components are pivotally interconnected to one another.
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53. A method for constructing lighting fixture apparatus comprising:
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fabricating first and second light fixtures each having an elongated mounting surface positioned on a top surface thereof; and dimensioning the length of respective first and second ends of said first and second mounting surfaces to enable spacing LEDs positioned on said first and second mounting surfaces so as to enhance the uniformity of illumination provided by the LEDs. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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Specification