Wedge pin suspension system
AssigneeVode Lighting LLC
InventorsScott Yu, Richard Wong
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a means for vertically suspending a single lighting element or a plurality of lighting elements within a rail system using one or a plurality of wedge pin suspension systems that employ a wedge pin securing device and a receptive collar assembly to grip and secure in place one or a plurality of electrical cables having at least two insulated conductive electrical leads to provide both vertical support and electrical power to the suspended lighting elements. The present disclosure further relates to a manually adjustable and reservable wedge pin securing device configured for easy manipulation, yet providing a secure vertical suspension means using a lighting system's own electrical cable for support based on combined frictional and gravitational forces.
Claims20
A cable suspension system for a light assembly comprising:
- (a) a wedge pin;
- wherein said wedge pin consists of an upper leading taper section transitioning to a cylindrical body region transitioning to a tapered plug region transitioning to a lower bottom region;
- wherein said wedge pin has a center axis of rotation passing through a midpoint coincident to both said upper leading taper section and said lower bottom region, and extending along the length of said wedge pin;
- wherein said center axis coincides with a path of insertion of said wedge pin into a collar assembly;
- wherein said tapered plug region is in the form of a cone with a first diameter equal to the diameter of said cylindrical body region at the junction between said tapered plug region and said cylindrical body region, and a second diameter at a distal end of said tapered plug region larger than said first diameter;
- (b) a collar assembly;
- wherein said collar assembly consists of a collar portion attached to a collar yoke portion;
- wherein said collar portion is hollow with an upper cylindrical bore capable of accommodating one or plurality of electrical cables;
- wherein said electrical cables optionally have one or a plurality of wire conductors;
- wherein said collar yoke portion has a tapered conical bore capable of receiving and accommodating said one or plurality of electrical cables and said wedge pin;
- wherein said wedge pin secures said one or plurality of electrical cables within said collar assembly when inserted therein;
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- (c) optionally, a light assembly;
- wherein said light assembly connects to said collar yoke portion of said collar assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.