Flexible Cover for Linear Lighting Channels
AssigneeElemental LED, Inc.
InventorsAdam L Pruitt, Andrew McAleavey
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Abstract
A flexible cover for a linear lighting channel is described, as are enclosures and luminaires using this kind of flexible cover. The flexible cover has sufficient flexibility to be bent or coiled to a bend radius of 6 inches (15.2 cm) or smaller, and can thus be coiled for shipping and uncoiled for installation. Typically, the cover is made of a polymer that is at least translucent. Covers may be made in various shapes, including lens and prism shapes, and channels may be made with sidewalls that make complementary shapes in order to engage with and retain the covers.
Claims19
An elongate, flexible, polymeric cover for a linear lighting channel, the cover being at least translucent.
An enclosure for linear lighting, comprising:
- an elongate channel having a bottom and sidewalls that arise from either side of the bottom;
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- an elongate, flexible, polymeric cover for a linear lighting channel, the cover being at least translucent and being constructed and arranged to engage the channel.
A method of installing a cover in a channel, comprising:
- heating an elongate, polymeric cover to a specified temperature;
- uncoiling the cover;
- installing the cover in the channel while heated;
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- allowing the cover to cool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.