Screened enclosure lighting system

• US 9,874,324 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2017
• Issued: 01/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mark S. Cromika, Steven E. Attard
• Original Assignee: Mark S. Cromika, Steven E. Attard
• Inventors: Attard, Steven E., Cromika, Mark S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sawhney, Hargobind S
• Application Number:
  US15/693,552
• Publication Number:
  US 20170363264A1
• Time in Patent Office: 144 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/10 Heating, lighting or ventilating
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/20 with light sources held by or within elongate supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/28 rigid, e.g. LED bars
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/043 mounted by means of a rigid support, e.g. bracket or arm
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/01 Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts F21V15/02 takes precedence housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/16 by deformation of parts; Snap action mounting
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/164 the parts being subjected to bending, e.g. snap joints
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/001 the elements being electrical wires or cables
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/003 the elements being electronics drivers or controllers for operating the light source, e.g. for a LED array
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/10 comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A lighting system 1 for screened enclosures (2) wherein side edges (8) of an elongated housing strip (4) mount to a framework (3) of the screened enclosure using screen cable channels (21) located on a frame rail (5) of the framework.

Claims

1. A lighting system for screened enclosures comprising:

an elongated housing strip having an outer surface, an inner surface, side edges and end edges;

said elongated housing strip having a raised profile with a plurality of lights located on the outer surface of the elongated housing strip;

said side edges being flexible enough to be squeezed inward to create an outward tension on the side edges when said side edges are placed within screen cable channels of a frame rail of a screened enclosure; and

said elongated housing strip comprises a raised center panel with angled side panels that creates a trapezoidal shape when attached to a frame rail of a screened enclosure.

2. The lighting system for screened enclosures of claim 1 wherein:

said plurality of lights are LED lights.

3. The lighting system for screened enclosures of claim 1 wherein:

the side edges of the elongated housing strip have rounded profiles.

4. A method for installing a lighting system for screened enclosures wherein said lighting system comprises an elongated housing strip having an outer surface, an inner surface, side edges and end edges, said elongated housing strip having a raised profile with a plurality of lights located on the outer surface of the elongated housing strip, and said side edges being flexible enough to be squeezed being squeezed inward;

said method comprising the steps of;

a. attaching at least one elongated housing strip to a frame rail of a screened enclosure by inserting side edges of the at least one elongated housing strip into screen cable channels of the frame rail;

b. connecting the at least one elongated housing strip to a controller using an electrical wire; and

c. connecting the controller to a power source using an electrical wire.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of:

inserting an electrical wire into screen cable channel of a frame rail of the screened enclosure.

6. A lighting system for screened enclosures wherein said lighting system comprises an elongated housing strip having an outer surface, an inner surface, side edges and end edges, said elongated housing strip having a raised profile with a plurality of lights located on the outer surface of the elongated housing strip, and said side edges being flexible enough to be squeezed being squeezed inward;

said lighting system comprising;

at least one elongated housing strip attached to a frame rail of a screened enclosure by inserting side edges of the at least one elongated housing strip into screen cable channels of the frame rail;

the at least one elongated housing strip connected to a controller using an electrical wire; and

the controller connected to a power source using an electrical wire.

7. The lighting system of claim 6 further comprising:

an electrical wire inserted into screen cable channel of a frame rail of the screened enclosure.