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US 2024/0255135 A1Published application
Tooless cover retention and moisture protection for luminaires
AssigneeCree Lighting USA LLC
InventorAnthony Schauf
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Abstract
A luminaire assembly comprising: a housing; a moisture intrusion guard including an orifice and at least one slot; a cover coupled to the housing, the cover comprising a retention assembly including at least one protrusion passing through at least one slot of the moisture intrusion guard, the retention assembly locking the cover to the housing.
Claims20
A luminaire comprising:
- a housing;
- a cover coupled to the housing and together forming an enclosure with a mounting opening thereinto;
- a moisture intrusion guard defining an orifice substantially aligned with the mounting opening and including at least one slot;
- a guard retention structure including at least one protrusion passing through the at least one slot, thereby securing the moisture intrusion guard in the enclosure and forming a seal about the mounting opening.
1 more element
A moisture intrusion guard, comprising:
- a main body having an orifice disposed therethrough, sized and shaped for insertion of a light pole tenon therethrough;
- at least one slot on an upper portion of the moisture intrusion guard;
- and,
- at least one hole in a lower portion of the moisture guard.
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A method of installing a moisture intrusion guard in a luminaire, comprising:
- positioning the moisture intrusion guard within a housing of the luminaire;
- passing at least one protrusion of a retention structure through least one slot disposed within the moisture intrusion guard;
- rotating a cover with respect to the cover retention assembly thereby closing an interior cavity of the luminaire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.