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US 2015/0143773 A1Published application
Recessed can downlight retrofit illumination device
AssigneeTerraLUX, Inc.
InventorAnthony W. Catalano
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Abstract
In various embodiments, an illumination device includes driver and LED lighting modules collectively sized to fit within a recessed-can lighting fixture constructed for use with incandescent or halogen bulbs, thereby facilitating LED changeover without removal and replacement of the fixture.
Claims22
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A method of upgrading an illumination device disposed at least partially within a recessed-can lighting fixture, the fixture being associated with an outlet electrically connected to a source of power, the method comprising:
- connecting to the outlet a discrete driver module comprising (i) circuitry for supplying power to and controlling at least one light-emitting diode and (ii) a connector compatible with the outlet;
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- after connecting the driver module to the outlet:
- mounting within the recessed-can fixture a discrete lighting module comprising at least one light-emitting diode, and
- electrically connecting the lighting module to the driver module such that the lighting module is electrically connected to and otherwise physically separate from the driver module.
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