Adapter for track lighting systems
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorJames V. Agro
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Abstract
An interface for connecting a light fixture to a track light network includes a base, a housing, and a spring. The base has a first end and a second end. The first end includes electrical contacts and mounting tabs for mounting the interface to the track light network. The housing encloses part of the base that is slidable along the base, and has a first end and a second end. The first end includes tabs to orient the interface relative to the track light network when the interface is mounted to the track light network. The spring is mounted to the base and resists sliding of the housing relative to the base.
Claims29
An interface for connecting a light fixture to a track light network, the interface comprising:
- a base having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes at least one electrical contact and at least one mounting tab for mounting the interface to the track light network;
- a housing enclosing at least part of the base wherein the housing is slidable along the base, and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes at least one housing tab to orient the interface relative to the track light network when the interface is mounted to the track light network;
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- at least one spring mounted to the base and configured to resist sliding of the housing relative to the base.
A method of mounting an interface to a track light network, the method comprising:
- providing an interface that includes:
- a base having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes at least one electrical contact and at least one mounting tab for mounting the interface to the track light network,
- a housing enclosing at least part of the base, slidable along the base between a mounting position and a mounted position, and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes at least one housing tab extending from the housing for orienting the interface relative to the track light network when the interface is mounted to the track light network, and
- at least one spring mounted to the base and configured to resist sliding the housing relative to the base;
- providing a track lighting network comprising an opening defined by two edges, a mounting channel, and an electrical conductor channel;
- sliding the housing along the base to the mounting position;
- inserting the first end of the base into the opening in the track lighting network;
- rotating the interface such that the mounting tab is inserted into the mounting channel;
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- sliding the housing to the mounted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.