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US 10,240,756 B2Granted
Recessed lighting fixture with independent adjustment between a light assembly and a driver assembly
AssigneeNora Lighting, Inc.
InventorFred Farzan
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Abstract
A recessed lighting fixture apparatus is disclosed. An example apparatus includes a driver box, a light box, and a fixture box each with an open side and closed sides. The open side of each of the boxes is configured to face an internal side of a ceiling. The example driver box and light box are adapted to slide together horizontally within the fixture box to enable access to either of the light box and the driver box through an opening in a ceiling. In addition, the light box is adapted to slide vertically relative to the driver box to enable a portion of the light box to be pulled through the opening in the ceiling to facilitate servicing of a light assembly.
Claims18
A recessed lighting fixture apparatus comprising:
- a light fixture housing including a first box with an open side and closed sides, the light fixture housing including
- a first rod connected to an internal surface of a first one of the closed sides, and
- a second rod connected to the internal surface of the first one of the closed sides, the second rod including a locking mechanism;
- a driver assembly housing including a second box with an open side and closed sides, the driver assembly housing located within the light fixture housing such that the open side of the driver assembly housing faces the open side of the light fixture housing, the driver assembly housing including
- a first slot located along a first one of the closed sides and being adapted to receive the first rod to enable the driver assembly housing to slide horizontally within the light fixture housing, and
- a connector located on a second one of the closed sides different from the closed side with the first slot;
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- a light assembly housing including a third box with an open side and closed sides, the light assembly housing located within the light fixture housing such that the open side of the light assembly housing faces the open side of the light fixture housing, the light assembly housing including
- a second slot having an L-shape located along a first one of the closed sides, the second slot adapted to receive the second rod to enable the light assembly housing to slide horizontally or vertically within the light fixture housing and be fixed in place along the second slot when the locking mechanism of the second rod is engaged, and
- a third slot located on a second one of the closed sides different from the closed side with the second slot, the third slot adapted to receive the connector of the driver assembly housing to slidably connect the driver assembly housing to the light assembly housing such that the light assembly housing can slide vertically relative to the driver assembly housing.
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A recessed lighting fixture apparatus comprising:
- a first box with an open side and closed sides, the first box including
- a connector located on one of the closed sides,
- a window located on the one of the closed sides;
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- a second box with an open side and closed sides, the second box positioned adjacent to the first box such that the open side of the first box and the open side of the second box face a same direction, the second box including:
- a first slot located on one of the closed sides, the slot adapted to receive the connector of the first box to slidably connect the first box with the second box such that the second box can slide vertically relative to the first box, and
- a second slot located on the one of the closed sides and parallel with the first slot, the second slot adapted to align with the window to enable wires to pass from the second box to the first box;
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- a fixture box including an open side and closed sides, the fixture box including:
- a first pair of rods adapted to secure the first box within the fixture box such that the open side of the first box faces the same direction as the open side of the fixture box, and
- a second pair of rods adapted to secure the second box within the fixture box such that the open side of the second box faces the same direction as the open side of the fixture box,
- wherein the first pair of rods are positioned respectively within a pair of horizontally aligned slots of the first box and the second pair of rods are positioned respectively within a pair of L-shaped slots of the second box.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.