Retrofit kit and methods for conversion of fluorescent light assemblies to LED assemblies
Assigneec2 Semiconductor, LLC
InventorAlessandro Ossi
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Abstract
Devices and methods for converting fluorescent light assemblies. In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises a bracket having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion. The central portion is located between the first end portion and the second end portion. The first end portion includes a first socket that is configured to be electrically coupled to a first end portion of a LED light tube. The second end portion includes a second socket that is configured to be coupled to a second end portion of the LED light tube. The central portion defines a notch that is positioned such that the bracket can be moved between a first configuration and a second configuration.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a bracket assembly having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, the first end portion including a first socket configured to be electrically coupled to a first end portion of a LED light assembly, the second end portion including a second socket configured to be coupled to a second end portion of the LED light assembly,
- the central portion joining the first end portion and the second end portion such that the second end portion can move relative to the first end portion to transition the bracket assembly between a first configuration and a second configuration, the bracket assembly having a first length when the bracket assembly is in the first configuration, the bracket assembly having a second length when the bracket assembly is in the second configuration, the second length less than the first length.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a bracket assembly having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, the first end portion including a first socket configured to be electrically coupled to a first end portion of a LED light assembly, the second end portion including a second socket configured to be coupled to a second end portion of the LED light assembly,
- the central portion configured to deform such that the second end portion can move relative to the first end portion to transition the bracket assembly between a first configuration and a second configuration, the bracket assembly having a first length when the bracket assembly is in the first configuration, the bracket assembly having a second length when the bracket assembly is in the second configuration, the second length less than the first length.
A method of installing a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture, comprising:
- transitioning a bracket assembly from a first configuration to a second configuration, the bracket assembly including a first end portion having a first socket and a second end portion having a second socket, the bracket assembly having a first length when the bracket assembly is in the first configuration, the bracket assembly having a second length when the bracket assembly is in the second configuration, the first length such that a LED light assembly can be coupled to the first socket and the second socket, the second length less than the first length;
- moving, after the transitioning, the bracket assembly into an inner volume of a troffer;
- transitioning the bracket assembly, after the moving, from the second configuration back towards the first configuration such that the first end portion and the second end portion of the bracket assembly each contact an inner surface of the troffer;
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- fastening the bracket assembly to the inner surface of the troffer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.