Lighting fixture assembly
AssigneeAlamo Lights LLC
InventorTimothy McMillan
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Abstract
A lighting fixture assembly includes: a top plate supporting holders for a plurality of tube lights, wherein each holder is configured to provide an electrical connection to a respective tube light of the plurality of tube lights; and a housing defining a trough that is sized to contain the plurality of tube lights, the top plate configured for releasable attachment to the housing, and the top plate and the housing enclosing the trough when the top plate is attached to the housing. The housing includes: a base plate having a base length in a first direction, the base length corresponding to the tube light length; a pair of opposing sidewalls attached to the base plate and extending along the base length; and a pair of opposing end walls attached to the base plate and each connecting the pair of sidewalls.
Claims18
A lighting fixture assembly comprising:
- a plurality of tube lights;
- a top plate supporting holders for the plurality of tube lights, wherein, when the lighting fixture assembly is in a first configuration, each holder supports a tube light of the plurality of tube lights and is configured to provide an electrical connection to the tube light of the plurality of tube lights;
- and
- a housing defining a trough that is sized to contain the plurality of tube lights, the top plate being configured for releasable attachment to the housing, and the top plate and the housing enclosing the trough when the top plate is attached to the housing, wherein, when the lighting fixture assembly is in a second configuration, the plurality of tube lights are contained within the trough, and wherein, when the lighting fixture assembly is in the first configuration, the plurality of tube lights are external to the trough.
A method of assembly for a lighting fixture, comprising:
- releasing a connector to detach a top plate from a housing, the housing defining a trough that is sized to contain a plurality of tube lights, the top plate supporting holders for the plurality of tube lights;
- removing the plurality of tube lights from the trough;
- inserting the plurality of tube lights into the respective holders;
- and
- engaging the connector to attach the top plate to the housing, wherein the top plate and the housing enclose the trough when the top plate is attached to the housing.
A lighting fixture assembly comprising:
- a top plate supporting holders for a plurality of tube lights, wherein each holder is configured to provide an electrical connection to a respective tube light of the plurality of tube lights;
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- a housing defining a trough that is sized to contain the plurality of tube lights, the housing being devoid of electrical ballast, the top plate being configured for releasable attachment to the housing without using tools, and the top plate and the housing enclosing the trough when the top plate is attached to the housing, wherein each holder is configured to support the respective tube light such that the tube light is external to the trough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.