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US 10,378,742 B1Granted
Electrical connecting system configured to electrically connect a plurality of lighting fixtures and method
AssigneeLifetronics International, Inc.
InventorRaghu Rao
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Abstract
An electrical connecting system configured to electrically connect a plurality of lighting fixtures, wiring harness, and method are presently disclosed. The electrical connecting system has a first wiring harness configured to electrically connect with a sole external power supply and a first lighting fixture and a second wiring harness configured to electrically connect with a second lighting fixture and the first wiring harness. The electrical connecting system is configured to supply power to each lamp, in the plurality of lighting fixtures, with the sole external power supply.
Claims20
An electrical connecting system configured to electrically connect a plurality of lighting fixtures to one another and a sole external power supply, the electrical connecting system comprising;
- a first wiring harness being configured to electrically connect with the sole external power supply and a first lighting fixture, the first wiring harness comprising:
- a first wiring harness connector;
- and
- a first power adapter;
- the first wiring harness connector and the first power adapter being in electrical connection with one another;
- a second wiring harness being configured to electrically connect with a second lighting fixture and the first wiring harness, the second wiring harness comprising:
- a second wiring harness connector;
- and
- a second power adapter;
- the second wiring harness connector and the second power adapter being in electrical connection with one another;
- each of the lighting fixtures, in the plurality of lighting fixtures, comprises at least one lamp;
- the first power adapter being configured to electrically communicate with each of the lamps in the first lighting fixture and the second power adapter being configured to electrically communicate with each of the lamps in the second lighting fixture;
- the first wiring harness connector being configured to electrically connect with the second wiring harness connector;
- the electrical connecting system being configured to supply power to each lamp, in the plurality of lighting fixtures, with the sole external power supply;
- and
- wherein the first wiring harness further comprises a first dimmer adapter and the second wiring harness further comprises a second dimmer adapter, the first dimmer adapter being configured to electrically connect with a sole external dimming controller and electrically communicate with each of the at least one lamp in the first lighting fixture, the second dimmer adapter being configured to electrically communicate with each of the at least one lamp in the second lighting fixture, the first dimmer adapter and the second dimmer adapter being configured to electrically connect with one another, the first dimmer adapter and the second dimmer adapter are configured to control dimming of each of the lamps, in the plurality of lighting fixtures, with the sole external dimmer control.
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An electrical connecting system configured to electrically connect a plurality of lighting fixtures to one another and a sole external power supply, the electrical connecting system comprising;
- a first wiring harness being configured to electrically connect with the sole external power supply and a first lighting fixture, the first wiring harness comprising:
- a first wiring harness connector;
- and
- a first power adapter;
- the first wiring harness connector and the first power adapter being in electrical connection with one another;
- a second wiring harness being configured to electrically connect with a second lighting fixture and the first wiring harness, the second wiring harness comprising:
- a second wiring harness connector;
- and
- a second power adapter;
- the second wiring harness connector and the second power adapter being in electrical connection with one another;
- each of the lighting fixtures, in the plurality of lighting fixtures, comprises at least one lamp;
- the first power adapter being configured to electrically communicate with each of the lamps in the first lighting fixture and the second power adapter being configured to electrically communicate with each of the lamps in the second lighting fixture;
- the first wiring harness connector being configured to electrically connect with the second wiring harness connector;
- the electrical connecting system being configured to supply power to each lamp, in the plurality of lighting fixtures, with the sole external power supply;
- and
- wherein the first wiring harness is configured to be substantially housed in the first lighting fixture and the second wiring harness is configured to be substantially housed in the second lighting fixture.
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An electrical connecting system configured to electrically connect a plurality of lighting fixtures to one another and a sole external power supply, the electrical connecting system comprising;
- a first wiring harness being configured to electrically connect with the sole external power supply and a first lighting fixture, the first wiring harness comprising:
- a first wiring harness connector;
- and
- a first power adapter;
- the first wiring harness connector and the first power adapter being in electrical connection with one another;
- a second wiring harness being configured to electrically connect with a second lighting fixture and the first wiring harness, the second wiring harness comprising:
- a second wiring harness connector;
- and
- a second power adapter;
- the second wiring harness connector and the second power adapter being in electrical connection with one another;
- each of the lighting fixtures, in the plurality of lighting fixtures, comprises at least one lamp;
- the first power adapter being configured to electrically communicate with each of the lamps in the first lighting fixture and the second power adapter being configured to electrically communicate with each of the lamps in the second lighting fixture;
- the first wiring harness connector being configured to electrically connect with the second wiring harness connector;
- the electrical connecting system being configured to supply power to each lamp, in the plurality of lighting fixtures, with the sole external power supply;
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- wherein the first lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture are strip fixtures, the first wiring harness and the second wiring harness are configured electrically connect the first strip fixture abutted with the second strip fixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.