Lighting system for fixtures and appliances
AssigneeKraus USA Plumbing LLC
InventorsRussell Levi, Serhiy Torak
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Abstract
A lighting system for fixtures comprising a removable façade configured to connect or being prior mounted or fabricated with a fixture, the removable façade including an outermost apron, a translucent panel including at least one opening, a sheet panel having at least one reinforcement element, and at least one light source disposed therein, wherein the apron includes at least one opening disposed thereon, and wherein the at least one light source is configured to emit light thought the at least one.
Claims20
A lighting system for fixtures comprising:
- a removable façade configured to connect to a fixture, the removable façade including:
- an outermost apron including at least one opening;
- a first panel configured to enable the passing of light, the first panel connected to the outermost apron or an at least one reinforcement element, the at least one reinforcement element is configured to connect to a fixture and the removable façade;
- and
- at least one light source configured to emit light which can pass through the first panel and the at least one opening of the outermost apron, wherein the at least one light source is connected to a second panel,
- wherein the second panel is configured to operably connected to the at least one reinforcement element of the fixture.
A method for illuminating a fixture comprising:
- providing an apron defining an interior space and having at least one opening configured to allow the passing of light coming from an interiorly disposed light source;
- providing a first panel, second panel, at least one reinforcement, and a light source, all disposed about the interior space;
- connecting the first panel to the apron in such a way that the first panel allows the passing of light coming from the light source through the at least one opening of the apron;
- connecting at least one reinforcement element to the apron or the first panel or the fixture;
- connecting at least one profile to the at least one reinforcement in such a way that enables operably connection of the second panel to thereof;
- fastening the at least one reinforcement to the fixture and the apron while defining an access opening and a space between the apron and the fixture, wherein the access opening and the interior space are connected;
- fastening the light source to the second panel;
- inserting the second panel through the opening into the interior space, between the apron and the fixture;
- operably connecting the second panel to the at least one profile;
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- powering the light source to activate passing of light through the first panel, the at least one opening, and the access opening.
An apron for a sink, comprising:
- a mounting element configured to connect the apron onto a sink;
- a removable panel connected to the mounting element via a profile;
- a light fixture connected to the removable panel;
- and
- a substrate connected to the apron and configured to diffuse emitted light via the light fixture,
- wherein the apron includes at least one opening configured for the passing of light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.