Lighting fixture for ceiling fan
OwnerAlvin E. Todd, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A lighting fixture for use in applications subject to vibrations, such as ceiling fans, the lighting fixture including a socket to accommodate a light bulb, a fixture body to accommodate the socket and house an electrical connection provided to the socket, and a vibration damping member provided between the fixture body and socket to absorb at least a portion of vibrations transferred from the fixture body.
Claims16
A lighting assembly for a ceiling fan, the ceiling fan having an attachment interface having an electrical connection for powering an external assembly, the lighting assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to be connected to and supported by the attachment interface of the ceiling fan;
- an auxiliary connection to provide power to an external device coupled to the housing;
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- a plurality of lighting arms extending from the housing and respectively provided with a lighting fixture body, a socket to receive a light bulb, the socket being configured to be in electrical communication with the electrical connection of the ceiling fan, and a vibration damping member provided between the lighting fixture body and socket to accommodate the socket.
A lighting assembly for a ceiling fan, the ceiling fan having an attachment interface having an electrical connection for powering an external assembly, the lighting assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to be connected to and supported by the attachment interface of the ceiling fan;
- an auxiliary connection to provide power to an external device coupled to the housing;
- a lighting fixture body coupled to the housing;
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- a vibration damping member provided between the lighting fixture body and the housing to absorb at least a portion of vibrations transferred from the ceiling fan;
- wherein the lighting fixture body is suspended from housing by the vibration damping member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.