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US 8,911,114 B2Granted
Retrofit reflector for a fixture
AssigneeAmerican Green Technology
InventorsSteve Tokarz, William Turnau, William Runge
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Abstract
A retrofit reflector for a fixture that may be utilizing an induction lamp, mounts the lamp at a point of zero bending moment on the reflector. The reflector bends widthwise in the fixture to fit within various widths of fixtures while maintaining the lamp along the zero bending moment on the reflector.
Claims12
A retrofit reflector for a light fixture, said retrofit reflector comprising:
- a flexible reflective body having a base and an arm extending from said base,
- a bending axis disposed across said body, said axis disposed in parallel with said arm, and
- a first mount disposed along said bending axis, said mount holding a light lamp, whereby upon flexure of said base, said base bends widthwise in the fixture to fit within various widths of fixtures while maintaining the mount at a zero bending moment along said bending axis such that integrity of said lamp is maintained during said flexure.
A method of retrofitting a fixture with a retrofit reflector comprising the steps of:
- mounting a lamp to a line of zero bending moment on a base of the flexible retrofit reflector, said retrofit reflector having an arm on a side thereof,
- flexing said arm of the retrofit reflector that extends from said base to fit within said fixture, and
- bending the base of the retrofit reflector while maintaining the lamp at a point of zero bending moment as the arm flexes to fit the retrofit reflector within said fixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.