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US 8,540,398 B2Granted
Multidirectional light emitting fixture
OwnerWilliam F. Harrisinventor
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Abstract
Lighting fixtures, apparatuses, methods, systems, computer readable media and other means are provided for a scalable light fixture design that allows a lighting manufacture to easily create custom multidirectional lighting fixtures. The approach may be easily modified and adjusted without departing from the general design and without incurring the otherwise larger redesigning costs often associated with the creation of light fixtures customized for a particular lighting design application.
Claims17
A light fixture configured to provide multidirectional illumination, comprising:
- a hub defining a reference plane;
- extended members each having a distal end, wherein:
- each of the extended members is physically coupled to the hub, and
- at least one of the extended members is positioned at a first non-zero predefined angle relative to the reference plane;
- light emitting devices, wherein:
- at least one of the light emitting devices is physically and electrically coupled to one of the extended members, and
- the light fixture points at least two of the light emitting devices in different directions;
- and
- a mounting component comprising a flange disposed at the distal end of each of a plurality of the extended members, wherein the flange defines at least one hole and is configured for mounting the light fixture to a substantially planar surface.
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A method of providing multidirectional illumination, comprising:
- providing a hub defining a reference plane;
- providing extended members coupled to the hub;
- providing light emitting devices coupled to the extended members;
- providing power to the light emitting devices that are physically and electrically coupled to the extended members;
- in response to receiving the power, emitting light using at least one of the light emitting devices, wherein the emitting comprises:
- emitting light outward from one of the extended members;
- and
- emitting light from the at least one of the light emitting devices that is mounted on the one of the extended members between a first location, defined by where the one of the extended members is physically coupled to the hub, and a second location, defined by a distal end of the one of the extended members;
- and
- mounting the light fixture to a substantially planar surface using a mounting component comprising a flange disposed at the distal end of each of a plurality of the extended members, wherein the flange defines at least one hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.