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US 10,501,206 B2Granted
Runway lighting
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsJose Francisco Marquez, Oscar Alvarez, Todd Langston
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and systems for runway lighting are described herein. One device includes a top portion, including a plurality of light emitting elements and a plurality of lateral protrusions, and a base portion including a plurality of surfaces defining a plurality of slots, wherein each slot is configured to receive one of the plurality of lateral protrusions to secure the top portion to the base portion.
Claims14
A runway lighting apparatus, comprising:
- a top portion, including a plurality of light emitting elements, a plurality of lateral protrusions, and a substantially square-shaped wrench receiver on an exterior surface of the top portion configured to receive a wrench;
- and
- a base portion including a plurality of surfaces defining a plurality of slots, wherein each of the plurality of slots includes a vertical portion terminating at a respective horizontal portion,
- wherein each slot is configured to receive one of the plurality of lateral protrusions to secure the top portion to the base portion, and wherein a distance of the horizontal portion of each respective slot corresponds to a rotation of the top portion between 25 degrees and 45 degrees to secure the top portion to the base portion.
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A method of providing runway lighting, comprising:
- providing a top portion of an apparatus, the top portion including a plurality of light emitting elements and a plurality of lateral protrusions;
- and
- providing a base portion of the apparatus, the base portion including a plurality of surfaces defining a plurality of slots, wherein each slot is configured to receive one of the plurality of lateral protrusions;
- inserting the top portion into the base portion such that the plurality of lateral protrusions pass downward through vertical portions of the plurality of slots;
- and
- rotating the top portion, using a wrench partially inserted into a substantially square-shaped wrench receiver on an exterior surface of the top portion, in a first direction between 25 degrees and 45 degrees such that the plurality of lateral protrusions pass through horizontal portions of the plurality of slots until a pin of the base portion passes through an opening of the top portion.
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A runway lighting system, comprising:
- a runway lighting apparatus, including:
- a top portion, including a plurality of light emitting elements, a plurality of lateral protrusions, and a substantially square-shaped wrench receiver on an exterior surface of the top portion configured to receive a wrench;
- and
- a base including a plurality of surfaces defining a plurality of slots, wherein each of the plurality of slots includes a vertical portion terminating at a respective horizontal portion,
- wherein each slot is configured to receive one of the plurality of lateral protrusions to secure the top portion to the base, and wherein a distance of the horizontal portion of each respective slot corresponds to a rotation of the top portion between 25 degrees and 45 degrees to secure the top portion to the base;
- and
- a computing device connected to the runway lighting apparatus and including:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to control operations of the light emitting elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.