Lighting fixture extension
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1. A lighting fixture extension adapter comprising:
- a telescoping assembly;
having a first end with a male attachment member disposed thereon and a second end, opposite the first end, the second end couplable to a lighting fixture and the male attachment member operably configured to matingly engage a standard light-bulb socket;
including a plurality of telescoping members, the plurality of telescoping members having at least a first telescoping member, a second telescoping member, and a spring disposed within the plurality of telescoping members and biasing in a vertical compression direction the lighting fixture toward the male attachment member;
the first telescoping member defining a first portion and a second portion of an aperture; and
the second telescoping member defining a projecting portion, the projecting portion adapted for a vertical-movement-locking disposition within the first portion of the aperture and a free-vertical-movement disposition within the second portion of the aperture such that a rotational movement of the first telescoping member relative to the second telescoping member moves the projecting portion from the vertical-movement locking disposition, which locks the telescoping assembly in an extended configuration, into the free-vertical-movement disposition, which permits selective adjustment of a vertical length of the telescoping assembly, the free-vertical-movement disposition adapted to automatically move the first telescoping member, by the spring'"'"'s bias and a clearance provided by the second portion of the aperture, such that the lighting fixture is moved toward the male attachment member along the clearance.
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Abstract
A lighting assembly is disclosed having a light fixture with a light-source operable to emit light; and a sidewall having a dimension exceeding a maximum opening dimension of a light bulb recess, the light bulb recess defined by a ceiling and having a standard light-bulb outlet disposed therein and the maximum opening dimension limiting the dimension of objects insertable within the light bulb recess. The lighting assembly further includes a telescoping assembly electrically coupling the light-source to the standard light-bulb outlet for supplying power to the light-source.
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1. A lighting fixture extension adapter comprising:
a telescoping assembly; having a first end with a male attachment member disposed thereon and a second end, opposite the first end, the second end couplable to a lighting fixture and the male attachment member operably configured to matingly engage a standard light-bulb socket; including a plurality of telescoping members, the plurality of telescoping members having at least a first telescoping member, a second telescoping member, and a spring disposed within the plurality of telescoping members and biasing in a vertical compression direction the lighting fixture toward the male attachment member; the first telescoping member defining a first portion and a second portion of an aperture; and the second telescoping member defining a projecting portion, the projecting portion adapted for a vertical-movement-locking disposition within the first portion of the aperture and a free-vertical-movement disposition within the second portion of the aperture such that a rotational movement of the first telescoping member relative to the second telescoping member moves the projecting portion from the vertical-movement locking disposition, which locks the telescoping assembly in an extended configuration, into the free-vertical-movement disposition, which permits selective adjustment of a vertical length of the telescoping assembly, the free-vertical-movement disposition adapted to automatically move the first telescoping member, by the spring'"'"'s bias and a clearance provided by the second portion of the aperture, such that the lighting fixture is moved toward the male attachment member along the clearance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A lighting fixture extension adapter comprising:
a telescoping assembly; having a first end with a male attachment member disposed thereon and a second end, opposite the first end, the second end coupled to a lighting fixture and the male attachment member operably configured to matingly engage a standard light-bulb socket; including a plurality of telescoping members, the plurality of telescoping members having at least a first telescoping member, a second telescoping member, and a spring disposed within the plurality of telescoping members and biasing in a vertical compression direction the lighting fixture toward the male attachment member; the first telescoping member defining a first portion and a second portion of an aperture; and the second telescoping member having a projecting portion, the projecting portion adapted for a vertical-movement-locking disposition within the first portion of the aperture such that a first rotational movement of the first telescoping member relative to the second telescoping member locks the telescoping assembly in an extended configuration, and a second rotational movement opposite the first rotational movement moves the projecting portion to the second portion of the aperture so as to allow the spring'"'"'s bias to collapse the plurality of telescoping members such that the lighting fixture moves toward the male attachment member. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A lighting assembly comprising:
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a lighting fixture including a light-source operable to emit light; and a telescoping assembly having; a first end with a male attachment member disposed thereon and a second end, opposite the first end, the second end coupled to the lighting fixture and the male attachment member operably configured to matingly engage a standard light-bulb socket; a plurality of telescoping members, the plurality of telescoping members having at least a first telescoping member, a second telescoping member, and a spring disposed within the plurality of telescoping members and biasing in a vertical compression direction the lighting fixture toward the male attachment member; the first telescoping member defining a first portion and a second portion of an aperture; and the second telescoping member having a projecting portion, the projecting portion adapted for a vertical-movement-locking disposition within the first portion of the aperture such that a first rotational movement of the first telescoping member relative to the second telescoping member locks the telescoping assembly in an extended configuration, and a second rotational movement opposite the first rotational movement moves the projecting portion to the second portion of the aperture so as to allow the spring'"'"'s bias to collapse the plurality of telescoping members such that the lighting fixture moves toward the male attachment member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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