Lighting device system and method

• US 8,814,386 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2011
• Issued: 08/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Leon So
• Original Assignee: Leon So
• Inventors: So, Leon
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen F
• Assistant Examiner(s): CRANSON JR, JAMES W
• Application Number:
  US13/167,533
• Publication Number:
  US 20110317421A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,160 Days
• Field of Search: 362/249.02, 362/249.06, 362/147, 362/368
• US Class Current: 362/249.02
• 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 4/28 rigid, e.g. LED bars
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/033 the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/04 intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures F21S8/02 takes precedence; details of ceiling bases F21V21/03
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/06 by suspension
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/005 for several lighting devices in an end-to-end arrangement, i.e. light tracks
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/0008 providing for indirect lighting
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/0016 on lighting devices that also provide for direct lighting, e.g. by means of independent light sources, by splitting of the light beam, by switching between both lighting modes
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A lighting device, system, and method are disclosed. The lighting system includes a connector configured to be coupled with a relatively stationary object. The connector may have a first coupling face. A light source support may be configured to support a plurality of light sources. The light source support may have a second coupling face configured to mechanically and electrically couple with the first coupling face. The second coupling face may be radially symmetric and able to couple with the first coupling face in a first orientation and in a second orientation. The second orientation may be substantially opposite the first orientation.

Claims

1. A lighting system comprising:

a connector configured to be coupled with a relatively stationary object, the connector having a first coupling face; and

a light source support configured to support a plurality of light sources, the light source support having a second coupling face configured to mechanically and electrically couple with the first coupling face, the second coupling face being radially symmetric and able to couple with the first coupling face in a first orientation and in a second orientation, the second orientation being substantially opposite the first orientation, wherein the connector is from a set of connectors configured to interconnector two or more light source support, the set of connectors enabling the two or more light source support to be oriented facing upwardly to provide indirect lighting, or facing downwardly to provide direct lighting to objects, surfaces, or persons there-below.

2. A lighting system comprising:

a connector configured to be coupled with a relatively stationary object, the connector having a first coupling face; and

a light source support configured to support a plurality of light sources, the light source support having a second coupling face configured to mechanically and electrically couple with the first coupling face, the second coupling face being radially symmetric and able to couple with the first coupling face in a first orientation and in a second orientation, the second orientation being substantially opposite the first orientation, wherein each of the light source supports have a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension, the longitudinal dimension being substantially longer than the transverse dimension, each light source support having at least one of said second coupling face on an end thereof, the set of connectors configured to interconnect two light source support in respective preselected angular orientations.

3. The lighting system of claim 2, wherein the preselected angular orientations is selected from the set including 30 degrees, 45 degrees, 60 degrees, 90 degrees, 135 degrees, and 180 degrees.

4. A lighting system comprising:

a connector configured to be coupled with a relatively stationary object, the connector having a first coupling face; and

a light source support configured to support a plurality of light sources, the light source support having a second coupling face configured to mechanically and electrically couple with the first coupling face, the second coupling face being radially symmetric and able to couple with the first coupling face in a first orientation and in a second orientation, the second orientation being substantially opposite the first orientation;

further comprising an elongate support coupling having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to couple with the relatively stationary object and the second end configured to couple with the connector such that the connector is suspended from the stationary object at a spaced apart location from the stationary object.

5. A lighting system comprising:

a connector configured to be coupled with a relatively stationary object, the connector having a first coupling face; and

a light source support configured to support a plurality of light sources, the light source support having a second coupling face configured to mechanically and electrically couple with the first coupling face, the second coupling face being radially symmetric and able to couple with the first coupling face in a first orientation and in a second orientation, the second orientation being substantially opposite the first orientation, wherein the light source support is an LED support configured to support a plurality of LED along a length of the LED support.

6. A lighting system comprising:

a connector configured to be coupled with a relatively stationary object, the connector having a first coupling face; and

a light source support configured to support a plurality of light sources, the light source support having a second coupling face configured to mechanically and electrically couple with the first coupling face, the second coupling face being radially symmetric and able to couple with the first coupling face in a first orientation and in a second orientation, the second orientation being substantially opposite the first orientation;

further comprising one or more additional connectors wherein the connector and/or the one or more additional connectors are one of T shaped, H shaped, X shaped, and cross shaped.

7. A method for configuring a lighting arrangement comprising:

supporting a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector;

coupling a first elongate lighting support having light sources on one surface thereof at a first end to the first connector, and at a second end to the second connector, orienting the first elongate lighting support at a first orientation to provide indirect lighting to occupants below the lighting arrangement; and

coupling a second elongate lighting support having light sources on one surface thereof at a first end to the second connector, and at a second end to the third connector, orienting the second elongate lighting support at a second orientation to provide direct lighting to occupants below the lighting arrangement.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising

selecting the first elongate lighting support such that the light sources are LEDs;

and

selecting the second elongate lighting support such that the light sources are LEDs.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the first and second elongate lighting supports are first and second LED supports.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the supporting a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector includes suspending the first, second, and third connectors with respective first, second, and third support couplings from a relatively fixed surface.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

uncoupling the first lighting support from the first coupling;

rotating the first lighting support about a longitudinal axis approximately 180 deg; and

recoupling the first lighting support to the first coupling.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising coupling a third lighting support to the third connector wherein the third lighting support includes at least one lighting source which is one or more or an incandescent light source and a fluorescent light source.

13. A lighting system comprising:

a connector configured to be suspended from a stationary object by a support coupling, the connector having a first coupling face; and

an LED support configured to support a plurality of LEDs, the LED support having a second coupling face configured to mechanically and electrically couple with the first coupling face, the second coupling face being radially symmetric and able to couple with the first coupling face in a first orientation and in a second orientation, the second orientation being substantially opposite the first orientation.

14. The lighting system of claim 13, wherein the connector is from a set of connectors configured to interconnector two or more LED supports, the set of connectors enabling the two or more LED supports to be oriented facing upwardly to provide indirect lighting, or facing downwardly.

15. The lighting system of claim 14, wherein Each of the LED supports have a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension, the longitudinal dimension being substantially longer than the transverse dimension, each LED support having at least one of said second coupling face on an end thereof, the set of connectors configured to interconnect two LED supports in respective preselected angular orientations.

16. The lighting system of claim 15, wherein the preselected angular orientations is selected from the set including 30 degrees, 45 degrees, 60 degrees, 90 degrees, 135 degrees, and 180 degrees.