ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY FOR A LIGHTING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A lighting device, comprising:
- an adjustable collar for accommodating different ceiling thicknesses;
a plaster frame having an opening for receiving the adjustable collar;
at least one support arm coupled to the plaster frame adjacent the opening;
a support assembly; and
an adjustment assembly for coupling the at least one support arm to the support assembly to enable the support assembly and the adjustable collar to be selectively movable;
wherein the adjustment assembly has a first configuration in which the adjustable collar is movable, and a second configuration in which the support assembly and the adjustable collar are fixed to the at least one support arm so that a bottom end of the adjustable collar extends beyond a bottom surface of the plaster frame.
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Abstract
A lighting fixture having an adjustable collar for accommodating different ceiling thicknesses is provided. The lighting fixture preferably includes a light module, a plaster frame, first and second support arms extending from the plaster frame, a U-shaped support assembly, an adjustment assembly for coupling the support assembly to the first and second support arms, and the collar. The adjustment assembly enabling the support assembly and the adjustable collar to be selectively movable along an axis perpendicular to the plaster frame. The adjustment assembly being configured so that, in a first configuration, the support assembly along with the light module and the collar are movable along the axis, and in a second configuration, the support assembly along with the light module and the collar are fixed to the first and second support arms so that a bottom end of the collar extends beyond a bottom surface of the plaster frame.
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26 Claims
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1. A lighting device, comprising:
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an adjustable collar for accommodating different ceiling thicknesses; a plaster frame having an opening for receiving the adjustable collar; at least one support arm coupled to the plaster frame adjacent the opening; a support assembly; and an adjustment assembly for coupling the at least one support arm to the support assembly to enable the support assembly and the adjustable collar to be selectively movable; wherein the adjustment assembly has a first configuration in which the adjustable collar is movable, and a second configuration in which the support assembly and the adjustable collar are fixed to the at least one support arm so that a bottom end of the adjustable collar extends beyond a bottom surface of the plaster frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for adjusting a lighting device for accommodating different ceiling thicknesses, comprising:
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installing a lighting device in or on a ceiling structure, the lighting device including an adjustable collar, a plaster frame and a light module having a lighting element; positioning a portion of the adjustable collar of the lighting device through a first opening in the ceiling structure and a second opening in the plaster frame; and adjusting the position of the adjustable collar with respect to the plaster frame and the ceiling structure so that a distal end surface of the adjustable collar is positioned adjacent to a distal portion of the second opening in the ceiling structure; wherein, during the adjusting step, a front surface of the LED remains a fixed distance from the distal end surface of the adjustable collar. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An adjustment assembly for a lighting device, comprising:
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an adjustable collar for accommodating different ceiling thicknesses; a plaster frame having an opening for receiving the adjustable collar; first and second support arms coupled to the plaster frame; a support assembly having first and second side portions and a top portion, the first and second side portions coupled to the adjustable collar; an adjustment assembly coupled between at least one of (i) the first support arm and the first side portion and (ii) the second support arms and the second side portion to enable the support assembly and the adjustable collar to be selectively movable along an axis perpendicular to the plaster frame; and an adjustment plate and a locking knob positioned on opposite sides of the first support arm and the first side portion; wherein the adjustment assembly has a first configuration in which the adjustable collar portion is movable along the axis, and a second configuration in which the support assembly and the adjustable collar are fixed to the first and second support arms so that a bottom end of the adjustable collar extends beyond a bottom surface of the plaster frame; and wherein in the first configuration the locking knob and adjustment plate are positioned with respect to each other to enable movement of the first side portion with respect to the first support arm along the axis, and wherein in the second configuration the locking knob clamps the first support arm and the first side portion between the locking knob and the adjustment plate to lock the first support arm to the first side portion, thus preventing relative motion therebetween along the axis.
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Specification