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US 7,748,887 B2Granted
Positive locking light fixture with faceplate
AssigneeIntegrated Illumination Systems, Inc.
InventorsThomas Zampini, II, Thomas L. Zampini, Mark A. Zampini
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Abstract
An assembly has a faceplate having inwardly extending pins and a housing having holes for receiving said inwardly extending pins. Vibration resistant means is provided for locking the faceplate to the housing.
Claims28
An assembly comprising:
- a faceplate having inwardly extending pins;
- a housing having openings in a flange for receiving said inwardly extending pins;
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- vibration resistant means for locking the faceplate to the housing comprising:
- a plurality of arms defined in a plane of the flange facing the faceplate, each arm of the plurality of arms comprising a first portion curved away from the plane to apply increasing pressure against an inwardly extending pin slid along the first portion and a second portion forming a detent recess at the end of each arm for receiving the inwardly extending pin that is lockable within the detent recess by rotating the faceplate against the flange of the housing.
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An assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to be secured to a structural panel, the housing comprising:
- an annular flange portion having a plurality of flexible arms defined in a plane of the flange facing a faceplate, and
- a plurality of openings each located immediately prior to a flexible arm and configured so that a pin can pass through an opening and then slide along an upper surface of a first portion of a flexible arm toward and into a detent recess of second portion of the flexible arm, the first portion curved away from the plane to apply increasing pressure against the pin slid along the first portion and the second portion forming the detent recess at the end of the flexible arm for receiving the pin;
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- the faceplate configured to cooperate with a portion of the housing in a manner which conceals the annular flange, the faceplate being provided with a plurality of pins configured to pass through the openings and slide along the upper surfaces of a respective flexible arm and be releasably captured in the detent recess, the pin locked within the detent recess by rotating the faceplate against the flange of the housing.
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An assembly as set forth in claim, 20, wherein the LED are configured to produce a plurality of colors.
A method of securing a faceplate to a housing of an assembly comprising:
- inserting inwardly extending pins on the faceplate through openings in a flange on the housing;
- rotating the faceplate with respect to the housing and causing the inwardly extending pins to slide along respective surfaces of resilient arms in a manner which deflects the resilient arms by a predetermined amount, wherein the resilient arms are defined in a plane of the flange facing the faceplate, each of the resilient arms comprising a first portion curved away from the plane to apply increasing pressure against a corresponding inwardly extending pin slid along the first portion and a second portion forming a detent recess at the end of each of the resilient arms for receiving the corresponding inwardly extending pin;
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- seating the inwardly extending pins in detent recesses formed in the resilient arms to lock the faceplate in position on the housing as the faceplate is rotated against the flange of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.