Lighting unit with mounting mechanism
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsJeffrey Mullally, Willfred Goldschmidt, Irving Schaffer
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Abstract
A lighting unit including a housing that has a base and opposing cover that is coupled to the base. A is lens disposed between the base and cover to form an inner receiving area. A light support member is disposed in the inner receiving area and supports a plurality of light sources. An axial opening extends through each of the cover and base, respectively. The axial opening has a central opening portion for receiving a support structure and an access opening portion. A mounting segment is releasably engagable with the housing and receivable in the access opening portion of the housing whereby removal of the segment provides access to the central opening portion and allows mounting of the housing on the support structure.
Claims27
A lighting unit, comprising;
- a housing having a base and opposing cover coupled to said base, a lens disposed between said base and cover forming an inner receiving area, a light support member disposed in said inner receiving area and supporting at least one light source, and an axial opening extending through each of said cover and base, respectively, said axial opening having a central opening portion for receiving a support structure and a transversely directed access opening portion;
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- a mounting segment releasably engagable with said housing and receivable in said access opening portion of said housing, whereby removal of said segment provides access to said central opening portion and allows mounting of said housing on the support structure.
A lighting unit, comprising:
- a housing having a base and opposing cover coupled to said base, a lens disposed between said base and cover forming an inner receiving area, a light support member disposed in said inner receiving area and supporting at least one light source, and an axial opening extending through each of said cover and base, respectively, said axial opening having a central opening portion for receiving a support structure and a transversely directed access opening portion;
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- a mounting segment releasably engaged with said housing and slidably received transversely into said access opening portion of said housing, and a width of said mounting segment is substantially less than a largest width of said housing, whereby removal of said segment provides access to said central opening portion and allows mounting of said housing on the support structure.
A method of mounting a lighting unit to a support member, comprising the steps of:
- placing the lighting unit in a first direction on the support member, with the first direction being substantially traverse to a longitudinal axis defined by the support member, so that the support member passes through an access opening portion defined in the lighting unit and is received in a central opening portion contiguous with the access opening portion;
- securing the lighting unit to the support member;
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- inserting a mounting segment into the access opening portion, thereby enclosing the support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.