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US 12,584,616 B2Granted
Movable electrical fixtures
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsLon Benjamin Saline, Riley James Laughlin
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Abstract
An electrical fixture is provided that includes a mounting portion, an emitting portion, a connection, and a passage. The mounting portion has a first chamber and an opening passing from the first chamber to an exterior of the electrical fixture. The emitting portion has a second chamber. The connection secures the mounting and emitting portions to one another for movement with respect to one another. The passage has a first end that begins in the first chamber, an extension passing from the first chamber through the connection without passing through the exterior of the electrical fixture, and a second end that terminates in the second chamber.
Claims21
An electrical fixture, comprising:
- a mounting portion having a first chamber and an opening passing from the first chamber to an exterior of the electrical fixture;
- an emitting portion having a second chamber;
- a pivot connection securing the mounting and emitting portions to one another for movement with respect to one another about a pivot axis;
- a pivot passage having a first end that begins in the first chamber, an extension passing from the first chamber through the pivot connection without passing through the exterior of the electrical fixture, and a second end that terminates in the second chamber,
- a rotational connection securing upper and lower sections of mounting portion to one another for movement with respect to one another about a rotation axis, the rotation axis being perpendicular to the pivot axis
- a pivot passage having a first end that begins in the first chamber, an extension passing from the first chamber through the pivot connection without passing through the exterior of the electrical fixture;
- and
- a rotational passage that extends between the upper and lower sections of the mounting portion without passing through the exterior of the electrical fixture.
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An electrical fixture, comprising:
- a mounting portion having a first chamber and an opening passing from the first chamber to an exterior of the electrical fixture;
- an emitting portion having a second chamber;
- a connection securing the mounting and emitting portions to one another for movement with respect to one another;
- and
- a passage having a first end that begins in the first chamber, an extension passing from the first chamber through the connection without passing through the exterior of the electrical fixture, and a second end that terminates in the second chamber,
- wherein the mounting portion comprises an upper section and a lower section, the lower section having the first chamber and the opening passing from the first chamber to the exterior of the electrical fixture,
- wherein the connection comprises:
- a pivot connection allowing movement of the upper section of the mounting portion and the emitting portion with respect to one another about a pivot axis;
- and/or
- a rotational connection allowing movement of the upper and lower sections of mounting portions with respect to one another about a rotation axis;
- and
- wherein the rotational connection further comprises a threaded fastener passing along the rotation axis and a biasing member positioned to normally bias the upper and lower sections of the mounting portion into contact with one another.
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A method of serially connecting electrical fixtures, comprising:
- providing a first electrical fixture having a mounting portion, an emitting portion, and a pivot connection configured to allow movement of the mounting and emitting portions with respect to one another about a pivot axis, and a rotational connection configured to allow movement of upper and lower sections of the mounting portion with respect to one another about a rotational axis that is perpendicular to the pivot axis;
- passing a conductor and a second conductor into a chamber of the lower section of the mounting portion from an exterior of the first electrical fixture;
- passing a third conductor from the chamber of lower section of the mounting portion through a rotational passage of the rotational connection into the upper section of the mounting portion without passing through the exterior;
- passing the third conductor from the upper section of the mounting portion to the emitting portion through a pivot passage of the pivot more connection without passing through the exterior;
- interconnecting the first, second, and third conductors to each other in the chamber;
- and
- interconnecting an end of the second conductor that is exterior to the wiring chamber to a second electrical fixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.