Leaky feeder light emitting diode lighting system
AssigneeBecker Mining America, Inc.
InventorsGregory Allen Sanders, David Whitt, Larry Stallings
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Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for using a LED lighting system to communicate an emergency, indicate a route/pathway and illuminate an area using an existing leaky feeder communications system. The LED lighting system is powered by and may be controlled by the leaky feeder communications system that delivers 2-way communications and data. The LED lighting may be used as area wall location lighting, directional pathway indication, and area illumination. Control of the lighting system may be localized or remotely activated through hard wire or wireless connections. The system may controls dimming, pulsing, brightness, sequencing, and changing LED color.
Claims18
A LED lighting system comprising:
- a housing having a shaped recess for securing a coax cable and a recessed upper section with a hollow threaded screw post extending through the housing;
- an electrical assembly including a LED mountable within the recessed upper section of the housing;
- a threaded screw connector rotatable into the hollow threaded screw post to extend a distance into the shaped recess to puncture into the coax cable, the screw connector interfaced with the electrical assembly to supply electrical power from the coax cable through the screw connector to the electrical assembly for illuminating the LED when an electrical power is applied to the coax cable, wherein the coax cable is a leaky feeder communication system coax cable, the electrical assembly comprising:
- a transceiver to receive an input signal from the leaky feeder communications system coax cable;
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- a LED driver connected to the transceiver to control operation of the LED based on the input signal;
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- a cover with a lens over the LED.
A LED lighting system comprising:
- a housing having a shaped recess for securing a coax cable and a recessed upper section with a hollow threaded screw post extending through the housing;
- an electrical assembly including a LED mountable within the recessed upper section of the housing;
- a threaded screw connector rotatable into the hollow threaded screw post to extend a distance into the shaped recess to puncture into the coax cable, the screw connector interfaced with the electrical assembly to supply electrical power from the coax cable through the screw connector to the electrical assembly for illuminating the LED when an electrical power is applied to the coax cable, wherein the screw connector comprises:
- a cap having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the hollow screw post;
- a threaded screw shaft extending from one side of the cap for mating engagement with the threaded hollow screw post;
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- a prong conductor with a pointed tip extending centrally through the threaded screw shaft with an insulator surrounding the prong conductor above the pointed tip;
- a barrel conductor over the prong insulator extending to the cap, as the cap is rotated the threaded screw shaft advances into the threaded hollow screw post and the prong conductor contacts with and penetrates into the coax cable in the shaped recess to contact with the coax cable core while the barrel conductor contacts with the coax cable shield forming a path to power the electrical assembly;
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- a cover with a lens over the LED.
A LED lighting device for use with a leaky feeder coaxial cable comprising:
- a housing having a shaped area sized for clamping over the leaky feeder coaxial cable and an open recessed section with an internally threaded hollow cylindrical screw post extending to the shaped area of the housing;
- an electrical assembly including a LED mountable within the upper section of the housing;
- a threaded screw connector rotatable into the threaded hollow screw post to extend a distance into the shaped recess to puncture the leaky feeder coaxial cable, the screw connector interconnecting the electrical assembly with the leaky feeder coaxial cable core and shield to supply electrical power from the leaky feeder coaxial cable core through the screw connector to the electrical assembly for illuminating the LED when an electrical power is applied to the leaky feeder coaxial cable;
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- a cover with a lens to cover the open recessed section of the housing, the lens over the LED.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.