Modular accent light fixture

• US 6,585,393 B1
• Filed: 10/09/1998
• Issued: 07/01/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Satco Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Satco Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Brandes, Brian, Blackman, Stephen E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schuberg, Darren
• Assistant Examiner(s): ASSAF, FAYEZ G
• Application Number:
  US09/169,448
• Time in Patent Office: 1,726 Days
• Field of Search: 362/219, 362/250, 362/249, 362/240, 362/244
• US Class Current: 362/235
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/001 Devices for lighting, humidifying, heating, ventilation
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/00 Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/20 with light sources held by or within elongate supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/043 mounted by means of a rigid support, e.g. bracket or arm
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/02 by movement of light sources in vehicle head lamps F21S41/657
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/013 the housing being an extrusion
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/164 the parts being subjected to bending, e.g. snap joints
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/001 the light sources being semiconductors devices, e.g. LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/04 with provision for changing light source, e.g. turret auxiliary devices for cleaning, placing, or removing incandescent lamps H01K3/32, fluorescent lamps H01J9/006
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/02 the elements being transformers, impedances or power supply units, e.g. a transformer with a rectifier
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/83 the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/00 Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A light fixture uses printed circuit boards and is adapted to be modularly connected to other similar light fixtures to allow for any configuration of a light fixture to be provided. The light fixture may include a plurality of printed circuit boards which are removably provided in the light fixture and which simplify the manufacturing, substantially reduce the cost and size of the lighting system. More specifically, the light fixture includes a housing having first and second ends, electrical endcaps located at the first and second ends of the housing and at least one printed circuit board disposed inside of the housing and electrically connected to at least one of the electrical endcaps, the printed circuit board including a socket containing a lamp contained therein.

Claims

1. A light fixture consisting of:

a housing having first and second ends;

electrical endcaps located at the first and second ends of the housing; and

at least one printed circuit board disposed inside of the housing and electrically connected to at least one of the electrical endcaps;

said printed circuit board consisting of sockets, each said socket containing a lamp contained therein.

2. The light fixture of claim 1, wherein the at least one printed circuit board fits securely into the housing via a channel.

3. The light fixture of claim 1, wherein the housing, electrical endcaps and at least one printed circuit board are arranged to define a modular fixture unit which is adapted to be connected to another of the light fixtures.

4. The light fixture of claim 1, wherein the at least one printed circuit board includes a plurality of sockets each containing a lamp electrically attached thereto.

5. The light fixture of claim 1, further comprising a mounting bracket for mounting the light fixture to a support surface.

6. The light fixture according to claim 5, wherein the at least one printed circuit board rotates via rotating means relative to the support surface.

7. The light fixture according to claim 1, further comprising a high temperature protective lens attached to the housing to cover the at least one printed circuit board and the lamp attached thereto.

8. The light fixture of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of multiple printed circuit boards.

9. The light fixture of claim 3 wherein said another light fixture is connected to said light fixture by a coiled cordset.

10. The lighting fixture of claim 1 wherein said light fixture is connected to a second light fixture via male and female plugs.