Luminaire assembly
AssigneeNSI Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsJohn Charles McCartney, Jack Leighton Ries, Mark Frederick Keller
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Abstract
An electrical assembly adapted for use with a luminaire includes a housing formed of metal and having an interior surface defining a cavity therein. The electrical assembly further includes an unimpregnated ballast which is oriented within the cavity and which has coil leads projecting therefrom, the ballast encapsulated within a thickened mixture of curable thermoset polymer resin and finely divided inorganic particulate. the finely divided inorganic particulate and the thermosettable polymer resin is preferably provided in, respectively, a 3:1 ratio by weight.
Claims7
A luminaire assembly having an optical assembly for directing light generated by a lamp, the luminaire assembly comprising:
- an electrical assembly including a housing having a body portion defining a cavity therein and a removable cover portion, the removable cover portion having at least one electrical component mounted thereto extending into the cavity;
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- a ballast disposed within the cavity and having coil leads attached thereto, the ballast encapsulated within a curable mixture of polymer resin and finely divided inorganic particulate, wherein in a cured state the mixture forms a protective covering around the ballast and the coil leads project out from said curable mixture and are connected with the at least one electrical component.
A luminaire assembly comprising:
- a housing having an interior surface defining a cavity therein;
- an unimpregnated ballast having coil leads projecting therefrom and disposed within the cavity and encapsulated within a mixture of polyester resin and sand which cures to a thickened state having the ballast disposed therein, said leads projecting out from the encapsulation and within said housing;
- a lamp;
- a lamp socket mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the ballast, the lamp socket receiving said lamp therein for operatively generating light;
- and an optical member disposed about said lamp for directing the light at varying angles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.