Light fixture foundation
OwnerDonald E. Bobbittinventor
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Abstract
A light fixture foundation that has a hollow shaft with a tubular wall that extends along a central longitudinal axis, and a first cableway opening that extends through the tubular wall along a first axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A second cableway opening extends through the tubular wall along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The second axis is laterally spaced from the first axis such that the first and second axes and the first and second openings are non-coaxial. A support member for supporting a lighting assembly is coupled to the shaft. The support member has a passageway in communication with the hollow shaft for receiving first and second cableways.
Claims20
A light fixture foundation, comprising:
- a hollow shaft having a tubular wall extending along a central longitudinal axis, a first cableway opening extending through said tubular wall along a first axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, a second cableway opening extending through said tubular wall along a second axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said second axis being laterally spaced from said first axis such that said first and second axes and said first and second openings are non-coaxial;
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- a support member for supporting a lighting assembly coupled to said shaft, said support member having a passageway in communication with said hollow shaft for receiving first and second cableways.
A light fixture, comprising:
- a light fixture foundation including,
- a hollow shaft having a tubular wall extending along a central longitudinal axis, a first cableway opening extending through said tubular wall along a first axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, a second cableway opening extending through said tubular wall along a second axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said second axis being laterally spaced from said first axis such that said first and second axes and said first and second openings are non-coaxial,
- first and second cableways supporting electrical wiring and received in said first and second cableway openings, respectively, and
- a support member coupled to said shaft, said support member having a passageway in communication with said hollow shaft and receiving said first and second cableways;
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- a lighting assembly coupled to said light fixture foundation, having a light support coupled to a said support member, and a lighting unit supported by said light support and electrically connected to said electrical wiring of said first and second cableways.
A method of installation a light fixture foundation, the light fixture foundation having a shaft coupled to a support member, comprising the steps of:
- excavating a trench having a depth and a width sufficient to receive the cableways of the light fixture foundation;
- anchoring the foundation through the bottom of the trench so that first and second laterally offset openings of the shaft face first and second opposite directions, respectively, and the first and second openings defining first and second axes, respectively, substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the trench;
- placing first and second cableways supporting electrical wiring in the trench on opposite sides of the shaft so the first cableway is aligned with the first opening and the second cableway is aligned with the second opening;
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- inserting the first and second cableways into the first and second openings, respectively, so that the first and second cableways do not interfere with one another.
A method of installation a light fixture foundation, the light fixture foundation having a shaft coupled to a support member, comprising the steps of:
- anchoring the foundation so that first and second laterally offset openings of the shaft face first and second opposite directions, respectively;
- excavating a trench having a depth and a width sufficient to receive cableways of the foundation so that a longitudinal axis of the trench is substantially parallel to first and second axes of the first and second openings, respectively;
- placing first and second cableways supporting electrical wiring in the trench on opposite sides of the shaft so the first cableway is aligned with the first opening and the second cableway is aligned with the second opening;
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- inserting the first and second cableways into the first and second openings, respectively, so that the first and second cableways do not interfere with one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.