Multiple-mode integrated track fixture for high efficiency tubular lamps
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1. A modular lighting system comprising:
- a rigid, elongate rail member including a longitudinally-extending base member and first and second longitudinally-extending, upstanding sidewalls disposed on opposite transverse sides of the base member, the base member and the first and second sidewalls cooperating to define a longitudinally-extending main channel;
said base member having an inward-facing surface and an outward-facing surface, and further including a plurality of longitudinally-extending base channels formed on the outward facing surface thereof;
each of said first and second sidewalls having an inward-facing surface and an outward-facing surface, each of said first and second sidewalls further including one or more longitudinally-extending side channels formed on the outward facing surface thereof;
a connector sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the proximal end receiving and fastened to an end of said rail member, the connector sleeve having an interior shape and dimension substantially similar to said rail member, the distal end for receiving and fastening to an end of a like rail member;
a connector fitting comprising a first segment attached to one or more second segments, the first segment having a cross-sectional shape and dimension substantially the same as the rail member and adapted to be received in and fastened to the distal end of said connector sleeve; and
each of the one or more second segments having an interior shape and dimension substantially similar to said rail member, the one or more second segments for receiving and fastening to an end of a like rail member.
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Abstract
A modular lighting system features a universal mounting method for lighting elements, such as LED lights, as well as various electrical devices, and is configurable in multiple modes of operation. In one aspect, LED strips are inserted into slots in the lower surface of the rail member. Another aspect allows operation with tube lamps, such LED tube lamps. In still another mode of operation, discrete electrical or electromechanical components may be employed, powered by electrical power available in the rail. In yet another more, an up and down, bidirectional lighting system is provided.
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1. A modular lighting system comprising:
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a rigid, elongate rail member including a longitudinally-extending base member and first and second longitudinally-extending, upstanding sidewalls disposed on opposite transverse sides of the base member, the base member and the first and second sidewalls cooperating to define a longitudinally-extending main channel; said base member having an inward-facing surface and an outward-facing surface, and further including a plurality of longitudinally-extending base channels formed on the outward facing surface thereof; each of said first and second sidewalls having an inward-facing surface and an outward-facing surface, each of said first and second sidewalls further including one or more longitudinally-extending side channels formed on the outward facing surface thereof; a connector sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the proximal end receiving and fastened to an end of said rail member, the connector sleeve having an interior shape and dimension substantially similar to said rail member, the distal end for receiving and fastening to an end of a like rail member; a connector fitting comprising a first segment attached to one or more second segments, the first segment having a cross-sectional shape and dimension substantially the same as the rail member and adapted to be received in and fastened to the distal end of said connector sleeve; and each of the one or more second segments having an interior shape and dimension substantially similar to said rail member, the one or more second segments for receiving and fastening to an end of a like rail member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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