Integrated gasket for utility light fixtures
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorCraig Maurice Smith
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Abstract
An integrated gasket that provides both wildlife protection and ingress protection in a light fixture. The integrated gasket comprises a body that extends from a top annular edge to a bottom annular edge and defines a through cavity. The body includes a bottom flanged portion and a top pipe receiving portion. The top pipe receiving portion includes a first pipe portion and a second pipe portion that are detachably coupled. Further, the body includes a wiper flange that extends radially inward from the bottom annular edge towards the internal through cavity.
Claims20
An integrated gasket comprising:
- a top annular edge;
- a bottom annular edge;
- a body that defines an internal through cavity and that extends between the top annular edge and the bottom annular edge, the body being configured to receive one of a first mounting pipe and a second mounting pipe therethrough at a given time, wherein the first mounting pipe is larger in diameter than the second mounting pipe, wherein the body comprises:
- a bottom flanged portion that is configured to couple the integrated gasket to a housing of a light fixture;
- and
- a top pipe receiving portion disposed above and abutting the bottom flanged portion, wherein the top pipe receiving portion comprises:
- a first pipe portion disposed abutting the bottom flanged portion and comprising a first cylindrical portion that is configured to receive the first mounting pipe therethrough such that the first cylindrical portion creates a first seal around at least a portion of an outer surface of the first mounting pipe when the first mounting pipe is received therethrough, and
- a second pipe portion disposed above and detachably coupled to the first pipe portion, wherein the second pipe portion comprises a second cylindrical portion that is configured to receive the second mounting pipe therethrough such that the second cylindrical portion creates a second seal around at least a portion of an outer surface of the second mounting pipe when the second mounting pipe is received therethrough, and
- wherein a center of the first cylindrical portion of the first pipe portion is offset from a center of the second cylindrical portion of the second pipe portion;
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- a wiper flange that extends radially inward towards the internal through cavity from the bottom annular edge and is configured to engage one of the first mounting pipe and the second mounting pipe to provide an additional seal.
An integrated gasket comprising:
- a body that extends between a top edge and a bottom edge, the body being configured to receive one of a first mounting pipe and a second mounting pipe therethrough at a given time, wherein the first mounting pipe is larger in diameter than the second mounting pipe, wherein the body comprises:
- a bottom flanged portion that is configured to couple the integrated gasket to a housing of a light fixture;
- and
- a top pipe receiving portion disposed above and abutting the bottom flanged portion, wherein the top pipe receiving portion comprises:
- a first pipe portion disposed abutting the bottom flanged portion and comprising a first cylindrical portion that is configured to receive a first mounting pipe therethrough such that the first cylindrical portion creates a first seal around at least a portion of the first mounting pipe when the first mounting pipe is received therethrough, and
- a second pipe portion disposed above the first pipe portion and comprising a second cylindrical portion that is configured to receive a second mounting pipe therethrough such that the second cylindrical portion creates a second seal around at least a portion of the second mounting pipe when the second mounting pipe is received therethrough,
- wherein the second pipe portion is detachably coupled to the first pipe portion, and
- wherein a center of the first cylindrical portion of the first pipe portion is offset from a center of the second cylindrical portion of the second pipe portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.