Access resistant LED light

• US 9,546,782 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2014
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kason Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Kason Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Mitchell, Brett A, Hiller, Raymond J
• Primary Examiner(s): Guharay, Karabi
• Application Number:
  US14/519,608
• Publication Number:
  US 20150036355A1
• Time in Patent Office: 819 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/12 by screwing
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/009 the casing being inside the housing of the lighting device
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/15 Thermal insulation
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/507 of means for protecting lighting devices from damage, e.g. housings
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 27/00 Lighting arrangements in general F21

Abstract

There is disclosed a LED light (10) including a lower housing (14), an upper housing (15), and a thermally insulative base gasket (16). The upper housing has a top wall (31) with a central mounting area (35) and a peripheral margin. The lighting portion includes a LED light array (37), a lens (48), and a lens gasket (49). The lower housing is coupled to the upper housing by a set of mounting screws (47). The LED light array is mounted to the top all of the upper housing through mounting screws (61) which are accessible only when the upper housing is disconnected from the lower housing.

Claims

1. A LED light comprising,

a housing having a first portion and a second portion removably coupled to said first portion to define a housing interior space, said second portion having an interior surface and an exterior surface opposite said interior surface and a plurality of first screw mounting holes extending between said exterior surface and said interior surface;

a LED light panel coupled to said exterior surface of said housing second portion;

a lens coupled to said exterior surface of said housing second portion and covering said LED light panel, said lens being a unitary structure with a plurality of second screw mounting holes configured align with said first screw mounting holes of said housing second portion;

a plurality of first mounting screws, each said first mounting screw having a head positioned within said housing interior space and a shaft extending through said first screw mounting holes of said housing second portion and threaded into said second screw mounting holes of said lens,

said housing second portion has third screw mounting holes extending from said exterior surface to said interior surface, and wherein said housing first portion has fourth screw mounting holes aligned with said housing second portion third screw mounting holes, and further comprising second mounting screws having a head portions position to abut said housing second portion exterior surface and a shaft portions extending through said housing second portion third screw mounting holes and threaded into said housing first portion fourth screw mounting holes, and

a power supply circuit positioned within said housing interior space and electrically coupled to said LED light panel.

2. The LED light of claim 1 wherein each third screw mounting hole is positioned closely adjacent one first screw mounting hole.

3. A LED light comprising,

a housing having a base portion and a cap portion coupled to said base portion, said cap portion having a top wall and sidewalls extending from said top wall, said top wall having a central region and a peripheral margin at least partially about said central region, said peripheral margin including a first set of screw mounting holes and a second set of screw mounting holes, said base portion having a third set of screw mounting holes configured to align with said second set of screw mounting holes;

a plurality of LED light elements mounted to said top wall central region;

a lens coupled to said housing cap portion top wall and positioned to cover said plurality of LED light elements, said lens having a fourth set of screw mounting holes configured to align with said first set of mounting holes;

a first set of mounting screws having a head portion abutting said cap portion top wall and a shaft portion extending through said second set of screw mounting holes and threadably into said third set of screw mounting holes, and

a second set of mounting screws having a head portion positioned within said housing and a shaft portion extending through said first set of screw mounting holes and threadably into said fourth set of screw mounting holes.

4. The LED light of claim 3 wherein said first set of mounting screws and said second set of mounting screws are generally parallel to each other and extend in opposite directions to each other.

5. The LED light of claim 3 wherein said lens is of a unitary construction which includes said fourth set of screw mounting holes.

6. The LED light of claim 3 further comprising a power supply circuit electrically coupled to said LED light elements.

7. The LED light of claim 3 wherein each said screw mounting hole of said first set of screw mounting holes is positioned closely adjacent one said screw mounting hole of said second set of screw mounting holes.