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US 5,664,876 AGranted
Tamper resistant cover for track lighting
AssigneeCooper Industries, Inc.
InventorsJames Vafai, Sam Martorano
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Abstract
A track lighting assembly includes a track mounted to a support, the track carrying electrical conductor strips and including a slot for receiving lampholders. Tamper-proof cover members are mounted to the track to cover the portions of the slot disposed between lampholders in order to prevent additional lampholders from being installed. The cover members are attached to a back wall of the track by screws, so that the cover members can be removed only when the track is detached from the support.
Claims15
Track lighting apparatus comprising:
- a track including back, side and front walls, the back wall adapted to be connected to a support, and the front wall including an elongated slot for receiving lampholders, the track including electrical conductors engageable by terminals on the lampholders for energizing the lampholders, and
- a cover structure extending along the slot and defining openings in which the lampholders can be installed, the cover structure being removable from the track only with the track detached with respect to the support.
A track lighting installation comprising:
- a track including back, side, and front walls, the back wall connected to a support, the front wall including an elongated slot, a plurality of electrical conductors disposed within the track;
- a cover structure extending along the slot and defining openings, the cover structure being removable from the track only with the track detached with respect to the support;
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- lampholders mounted in respective ones of the openings, the lampholders including terminals contacting the electrical conductors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.