Linkable lighting fixture
AssigneeETi Solid State Lighting Inc.
InventorGary Van Winkle
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Abstract
An elongated, linkable LED lighting fixture having an elongated LED light engine with an LED light engine electrical contacting structure for cooperating with a linking device to link elongated, linkable LED lighting fixtures together, the linked LED lighting fixtures are powered by a single connection to an electrical outlet. The linked LED lighting fixtures can be operated independently of each other. A linking device is also included, and a patch plug is provided for enabling the linking plug to be operatively connected to an electrical output.
Claims28
An elongated, linkable LED lighting fixture for being linked with a linking device with another elongated, linkable LED lighting fixture, said elongated, linkable LED lighting fixture comprising:
- an elongated LED light engine including:
- an LED module;
- a driver electrically connected to said LED module;
- a heat sink for absorbing heat from said LED module;
- and
- an elongated diffuser for diffusing light from said elongated LED light engine;
- an elongated cover for partially covering said LED light engine for preventing light from passing through said elongated cover and for permitting light to pass from said elongated LED light engine in predetermined directions;
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- LED light engine electrical contacting structure for cooperating with a linking device to link electrically said elongated, linkable LED lighting fixture with another elongated, linkable LED lighting fixture.
A linkable LED lighting fixture system comprising:
- a linking device for transmitting electrical current, said linking device comprising electricity transmitting plugs;
- two linkable LED lighting fixtures, each of said linkable LED lighting fixtures comprising:
- an LED light engine including:
- an LED module comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- an array of electrically connected LEDs attached to said printed circuit board;
- and
- a driver for transmitting electric current to said LED module in a form usable by said LED module;
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- LED light engine electrical contacting structures electrically connected to said LED module, said LED light engine electrical contacting structures each comprising an access for reception of said respective electricity transmitting plugs of said linking device;
- wherein two of said linkable LED lighting fixtures are electrically linked together in response to the reception of said electricity transmitting plugs from said linking device in said respective accesses.
The combination of a linking apparatus and a linkable LED lighting fixture for bring electrically linked to another linkable LED lighting fixture;
- wherein said linking apparatus comprises:
- an insulated cable line having insulated cable line end portions;
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- a linkable LED connection device at each of said insulated cable line end positions;
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- wherein said linkable LED lighting fixture comprises:
- an LED light engine including:
- an LED module;
- a driver electrically connected to said LED module;
- a heat sink for absorbing heat from said LED module;
- and
- a diffuser;
- and
- an LED light engine electrical contacting structure electrically operatively connected to said LED module, said LED light engine electrical contacting structures each comprising an access for one of said linkable LED connection device for transmitting electrical current to said LED module;
- said LED light engine being activatable in response to said access receiving one of said linkable LED connection devices.
A linkable LED lighting fixture for use with a linking device, the linking device comprising electricity transmitting plugs, said linkable LED lighting fixture comprising:
- an LED light engine including:
- an LED module comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- and
- an array of electrically connected LEDs attached to said printed circuit board;
- and
- a driver for transmitting electric current to said module in a form usable by said LED module;
- LED light engine electrical contacting structures electrically connected to said LED module, said LED light engine electrical contacting structures each comprising an access for reception of an electricity transmitting plug;
- wherein two of said linkable LED lighting fixtures are electrically linkable together in response to the reception of electricity transmitting plugs from the linking device in said respective accesses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.