US 9,803,838 B1Granted

Support brackets for lamp sockets

AssigneeCooper Technologies Company

InventorsGrzegorz Wronski, Jared Michael Davis

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Abstract

A bracket for a luminaire is described. The bracket can include a first portion having at least one first lamp socket connection system coupling feature disposed within a first body of the first portion, where the at least one first lamp socket connection system coupling feature is non-planar with the first body. The bracket can also include a second portion coupled to a proximal end of the body of the first portion, where the second portion includes at least one first housing coupling feature disposed within a second body of the second portion. The at least one first lamp socket connection system coupling feature can be configured to couple to at least one first bracket coupling feature of a socket of the luminaire. The at least one first housing coupling feature can be configured to couple to at least one second bracket coupling feature of a housing of the luminaire.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A bracket assembly for a luminaire, the bracket assembly comprising:

a first portion comprising a socket receiver coupling feature and at least one spring clip coupling feature disposed within a first body of the first portion, wherein the at least one spring clip coupling feature comprises a first engagement portion and at least one second engagement portion located adjacent to the first engagement portion, wherein the first engagement portion is planar with the first body, and wherein the at least one second engagement portion is non-planar with the first body;
and
a second portion coupled to a proximal end of the body of the first portion, wherein the second portion comprises at least one first housing coupling feature disposed within a second body of the second portion,
wherein the socket receiver coupling feature is configured to receive a socket of the luminaire,
a spring clip,
wherein the first engagement portion of the at least one spring clip coupling feature comprises an aperture formed, at least in part, by the at least one second engagement portion, wherein the aperture of the first engagement portion receives a first portion of the spring clip, wherein the first portion of the spring clip forms an outward protrusion relative to a body of the spring clip, wherein the outward protrusion includes an angled upper portion, a symmetrically angled lower portion, and an apex disposed therebetween,
wherein the at least one second engagement portion of the at least one spring clip coupling feature abuts against at least one second portion of the spring clip, and
wherein the at least one first housing coupling feature is configured to couple to at least one second bracket coupling feature of a housing of the luminaire.

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A luminaire, comprising:

a housing comprising a housing body with at least one housing wall having an inner perimeter that forms a cavity, wherein the at least one housing wall comprises at least one first bracket coupling feature;
a spring clip disposed within the cavity, wherein the spring clip comprises at least one first bracket coupling portion and at least one second bracket coupling portion disposed adjacent to the at least one first bracket coupling portion, wherein the first bracket coupling portion forms an outward protrusion relative to a body of the spring clip, wherein the outward protrusion includes an angled upper portion, a symmetrically angled lower portion, and an apex disposed therebetween;
and
a bracket disposed within the cavity and coupled to the at least one housing wall and the spring clip, wherein the bracket comprises:
a first portion comprising at least one spring clip coupling feature disposed within a first body of the first portion, wherein the at least one spring clip coupling feature comprises a first engagement portion and at least one second engagement portion located adjacent to the first engagement portion, wherein the first engagement portion is planar with the first body, and wherein the at least one second engagement portion is non-planar with the first body;
and
a second portion coupled to a proximal end of the body of the first portion, wherein the second portion comprises at least one first housing coupling feature disposed within a second body of the second portion, wherein the at least one first housing coupling feature is coupled to the at least one first bracket coupling feature,
wherein the first engagement portion of the at least one spring clip coupling feature comprises an aperture formed, at least in part, by the at least one second engagement portion, wherein the aperture of the first engagement portion receives the at least one first bracket coupling portion of the spring clip, and
wherein the at least one second engagement portion of the at least one spring clip coupling feature abuts against the at least one second bracket coupling portion of the spring clip.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.