Corner mounted light fixture
AssigneeRLR Industries, Inc.
InventorKeith A. Senkyr
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Abstract
A corner mounted lighting fixture having alignment features on its fixture base and on its diffuser for maintaining alignment with the corner during assembly and installation. The diffuser is positioned at an incline within the corner for improved light distribution. Attachment is along the axis of the corner for ease of installation.
Claims30
A light fixture for mounting in an inside corner between first and second walls, the intersection of the first and second walls defining a corner axis and an included corner angle therebetween, said light fixture comprising:
- a fixture base comprising at least one receiver for an electric lamp, said fixture base further comprising at least one corner bracket extending therefrom, each said corner bracket having a distal included angle substantially equal to the included corner angle between the first and second walls;
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- a diffuser removably attachable to the fixture base, said diffuser comprising a first side extending proximal the first wall and a second side extending proximal the second wall,
- wherein each corner bracket comprises an alignment flange portion that is generally triangular in profile, defining an isosceles right triangle with its apex defining the distal included angle, and with its vertices adjacent first and second sides of the fixture base.
A light fixture for mounting in an inside corner between first and second walls, the intersection of the first and second walls defining a corner axis and an included corner angle therebetween, said light fixture comprising:
- a fixture base comprising at least one receiver for an electric lamp, said fixture base further comprising at least one corner bracket extending therefrom, each said corner bracket having a distal included angle substantially equal to the included corner angle between the first and second walls;
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- a diffuser removably attachable to the fixture base, said diffuser comprising a first side extending proximal the first wall and a second side extending proximal the second wall,
- wherein the fixture base is an enclosed strip fixture for linear fluorescent lamps.
A light fixture comprising:
- an enclosed strip fixture comprising a generally box-shaped enclosure formed by a back panel, first and second side panels, a top panel and a bottom panel, and further comprising a front cover plate and at least one pair of receivers for engaging a linear fluorescent lamp;
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- a diffuser comprising a front panel, an upper mounting flange and a lower mounting flange, wherein the upper mounting flange attaches to the top panel of the enclosed strip fixture, and wherein the lower mounting flange attaches to the bottom panel of the enclosed strip fixture;
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- wherein the upper mounting flange defines a first distance between the front panel and the enclosed strip fixture, and the lower mounting flange defines a second distance between the front panel and the enclosed strip fixture, the first and second distances being unequal whereby the front panel of the diffuser is angularly inclined relative to the enclosed strip fixture.
A method of installing a light fixture in a corner between first and second walls, a line of intersection of the first and second walls defining a corner axis, said method comprising:
- mounting a fixture base along the corner axis by aligning at least one angular alignment flange extending from the fixture base within the corner, and installing at least one fastener through the fixture base and intersecting the corner axis;
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- affixing a diffuser to the fixture base by aligning at least one surface of a mounting flange portion of the diffuser with at least one of the first and second walls and securing at least one fastener between the diffuser and the fixture base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.