Method and apparatus for displaying light fixtures
AssigneeE-B Display Company, Inc.
InventorJason Wayne Brown
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Abstract
A system and method for a light fixture on a retail display includes a wiring harness disposed on an opposite side of hanger bracket than a plug on a power cord extending transversely through the hanger bracket. The wire or wiring harness allows for a light fixture to be installed on or uninstalled from the hanger bracket without having to move the hanger bracket or unplug the power cord from a power outlet located in a channel beneath the hanger bracket. The wiring harness is insulated so as to protect an operate from current moving through the power cord when changing or replacing the light fixture.
Claims22
A system for a light fixture on a retail display comprising:
- a hanger bracket having first and second ends defining a longitudinal direction therebetween, first and second sides defining a lateral direction therebetween, and opposing first and second surfaces defining a transverse direction therebetween;
- a power cord including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end defines a plug;
- at least one aperture formed in hanger bracket extending transversely from the first surface to the second surface, wherein the power cord extends through the at least one aperture;
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- a quick disconnect coupler located opposite, relative to the first surface, the plug on the power cord, and the quick disconnect coupler adapted to electrically disconnect a light fixture while the hanger bracket remains in an installed position and the plug is plugged into a power outlet.
A method of installing a light fixture on a retail display comprising:
- coupling wires on the light fixture to a first portion of a wiring harness;
- coupling a hanger bracket to the retail display;
- plugging a power cord carried by a hanger bracket into a power outlet on the retail display;
- covering a portion of the power cord with the hanger bracket;
- coupling, via a quick disconnect coupler, a second portion of the wiring harness and the first portion of the wiring harness;
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- connecting, directly or indirectly, the light fixture to the hanger bracket.
A method of uninstalling a light fixture from a retail display comprising:
- removing a decorative flange on the light fixture to expose a wiring harness;
- disconnecting a quick disconnect coupler on the wiring harness to separate the wiring harness into first and second portions;
- wherein disconnecting the quick disconnect coupler is accomplished when a plug on a power cord is plugged into a power outlet at least partially obstructed relative to the light fixture;
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- removing the light fixture from a hanger bracket, wherein the wiring harness and the plug on the power cord are on opposite sides of the hanger bracket such that the light fixture is uninstalled without removing the hanger bracket from the retail display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.