Lighting louver system
AssigneeEcolite Manufacturing Co.
InventorEdward Caferro
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Abstract
A system for making and providing a grid or louver system preferably for application in the lighting industry, wherein a single and substantially flat workpiece is cut or stamped from a blank to facilitate bending of portions thereof and the interlocking or intermeshing of it with a second workpiece which may be made in substantially the same or the same way.
Claims16
A method for assembling a lighting louver with a plurality of longitudinal and transverse louver components, the method comprising:
- providing a first louver workpiece which includes a plurality of longitudinal louver components, each of the plurality of longitudinal louver components including a plurality of transverse louver component receiving areas;
- providing a second louver workpiece which includes a plurality of transverse louver components configured for insertion into the plurality of transverse louver component receiving areas;
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- operatively attaching the first louver workpiece to the second louver workpiece.
A method for assembling a grid with a plurality of longitudinal and transverse components, the method comprising:
- providing a first grid component which includes a plurality of longitudinal grid components, each of the plurality of longitudinal grid components including a plurality of transverse grid component receiving areas;
- providing a second grid component which includes a plurality of transverse grid components configured for insertion into the plurality of transverse grid component receiving areas;
- inserting the plurality of transverse grid components on the second grid component into the plurality of transverse grid component receiving areas, thereby providing an integrated grid.
A method for assembling a grid with a plurality of longitudinal and transverse components, the method comprising:
- providing a first grid component blank;
- imposing a cut pattern on the first grid component blank, the cut pattern defining a plurality of longitudinal grid components and a plurality of transverse grid component receiving areas on the longitudinal grid components, thereby defining a first grid component framework;
- bending the plurality of longitudinal grid components to an approximately perpendicular relation to the first grid component blank;
- providing a second grid component blank;
- imposing a cut pattern on the second grid component blank, the cut pattern defining a plurality of longitudinal grid components, and thereby defining a second grid component framework;
- bending the plurality of longitudinal grid components to an approximately perpendicular relation to the second grid component blank;
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- inserting the second grid component framework into the first grid component framework such that the plurality of transverse grid components are inserted into the plurality of transverse grid component receiving areas.
A method for assembling a light louver grid with a plurality of longitudinal and transverse components, the method comprising:
- providing a first grid component blank;
- imposing a cut pattern on the first grid component blank, the cut pattern defining a plurality of longitudinal grid components and a plurality of transverse grid component receiving areas on the longitudinal grid components, thereby defining a first grid component framework;
- bending the plurality of longitudinal grid components to form a plurality of light louvers in an approximately perpendicular relation to the first grid component blank;
- providing a second grid component blank;
- imposing a cut pattern on the second grid component blank, the cut pattern defining a plurality of longitudinal grid components, and thereby defining a second grid component framework;
- bending the plurality of longitudinal grid components to form a plurality of light louvers in an approximately perpendicular relation to the second grid component blank;
- inserting the second grid component framework into the first grid component framework such that the plurality of transverse grid components are inserted into the plurality of transverse grid component receiving areas;
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- wherein a plurality of longitudinal and a plurality of transverse light louvers are operatively attached to one another to form a light louver grid.
A lighting louver grid component comprising:
- a one piece first louver workpiece which includes a plurality of longitudinal grid components connected to and bent approximately perpendicular to a common framework, each of the plurality of longitudinal grid components includes a plurality of transverse grid component receiving areas configured to receive a plurality of transverse grid components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.