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Granted Patent B2
US 12662839 · App. 17/833,980 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Support pole and outdoor lighting assembly comprising the same

Inventor: Michel Gaudreau (Montreal, CA)
Assignee: Zilux Inc.
E04H12/20E04H12/08F21S8/086F21W2131/103
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Patent No.
US 12662839
App. No.
17/833,980
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vertically-extending support pole, such as for supporting a luminaire in an outdoor lighting assembly, has three or more vertically-extending sidewall panels arranged adjacent to each other to define external lateral surfaces of the support pole, and a plurality of rigid, vertically-extending structural supports. Each sidewall panel has a width and opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of said sidewall panels. Each of the structural supports has a width that is less than the width of each of the three or more sidewall panels, and each of the structural supports has opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of the structural supports. Each of the structural supports is disposed between, and interconnects, two of the three or more sidewall panels, and the sidewall panels overlap the structural supports proximate at least the respective lateral edges thereof. The overlapping portions of the sidewall panels and structural supports are secured together only with adhesive.

Claims (49)

1 . A vertically-extending support pole, comprising:

three or more vertically-extending sidewall panels arranged adjacent to each other to define external lateral surfaces of the support pole, each sidewall panel having a width and opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of said sidewall panels;

a plurality of rigid, vertically-extending structural supports, each of said structural supports having a width that is less than the width of each of the three or more sidewall panels, and each of said structural supports having opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of said structural supports;

wherein each of said structural supports is disposed between, and interconnects, two of said three or more sidewall panels, and wherein further the sidewall panels overlap the structural supports proximate at least the respective lateral edges thereof, with the overlapping portions of the sidewall panels and structural supports being secured together only with adhesive;

wherein one or more of the supports is a corner extrusion having a vertically-extending, exteriorly-facing channel;

wherein a LED lighting strip is disposed in the exteriorly-facing channel of at least one of said one or more corner extrusions, said LED lighting strip selectively operable to generate illumination that is visible from an exterior of said support pole; and

wherein a cover overlies each LED lighting strip.

2 . The support pole of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a double-sided adhesive tape.

3 . The support pole of claim 1 , comprising four sidewall panels and four supports, and wherein further the support pole is characterized by a quadrilateral shape in cross-section.

4 . The support pole of claim 1 , wherein each sidewall panel is a metal sheet.

5 . The support pole of claim 4 , wherein each sidewall panel has a decorative exterior surface.

6 . The support pole of claim 1 , wherein said polymer cover has a decorative exterior surface through which the illumination selectively generated by said LED strip is visible from the exterior of said support pole.

7 . The support pole of claim 1 , further comprising a luminaire secured to said support pole at an upper end thereof.

8 . The support pole of claim 7 , further comprising a luminaire anchor plate fixedly connected to the one or more of said structural supports at the upper end of said support pole, wherein said luminaire is connected to the support pole via said luminaire anchor plate.

9 . The support of claim 1 , further comprising a base fixedly connected to said support pole at a lower end thereof.

10 . The support pole of claim 9 , wherein said base is fixedly connected to the lower end of one or more of said structural supports.

11 . An outdoor lighting assembly, comprising:

a vertically-extending support pole having three or more vertically-extending sidewall panels arranged adjacent to each other to define external lateral surfaces of the support pole, each sidewall panel having a width and opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of said sidewall panels;

a plurality of rigid, vertically-extending structural supports, each of said structural supports having a width that is less than the width of each of the three or more sidewall panels, and each of said structural supports having opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of said structural supports;

wherein each of said structural supports is disposed between, and interconnects, two of said three or more sidewall panels, and wherein further the sidewall panels overlap the structural supports proximate at least the respective lateral edges thereof, with the overlapping portions of the sidewall panels and structural supports being secured together only with adhesive;

a luminaire secured to said support pole at an upper end thereof;

wherein one or more of the supports is a corner extrusion having a vertically-extending, exteriorly-facing channel; and

wherein a LED lighting strip is disposed in the exteriorly-facing channel of at least one of said one or more corner extrusions, said LED lighting strip selectively operable to generate illumination that is visible from an exterior of said support pole.

12 . The outdoor lighting assembly of claim 11 , wherein the adhesive is a double-sided adhesive tape.

13 . The outdoor lighting assembly of claim 11 , wherein the support pole comprises four sidewall panels and four structural supports, and wherein further the support pole is characterized by a quadrilateral shape in cross-section.

14 . The outdoor lighting assembly of claim 11 , wherein each sidewall panel is a metal sheet.

15 . The outdoor lighting assembly of claim 14 , wherein each sidewall panel has a decorative exterior surface.

16 . The outdoor lighting assembly of claim 11 , wherein a polymer cover overlies each LED lighting strip.

17 . The outdoor lighting assembly of claim 16 , wherein said cover has a decorative exterior surface through which the illumination selectively generated by said LED strip is visible from the exterior of said support pole.

18 . The outdoor lighting assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a luminaire anchor plate fixedly connected to the one or more of said structural supports at the upper end of said support pole, wherein said luminaire is connected to the support pole via said luminaire anchor plate.

19 . The outdoor lighting assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a base fixedly connected to said support pole at a lower end thereof.

20 . The outdoor lighting assembly of claim 19 , wherein said base is fixedly connected to the lower end of one or more of said structural supports.

21 . A vertically-extending support pole, comprising:

three or more vertically-extending sidewall panels arranged adjacent to each other to define external lateral surfaces of the support pole, each sidewall panel having a width and opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of said sidewall panels;

a plurality of rigid, vertically-extending structural supports, each of said structural supports having a width that is less than the width of each of the three or more sidewall panels, and each of said structural supports having opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of said structural supports;

wherein each of said structural supports is disposed between, and interconnects, two of said three or more sidewall panels, and wherein further the sidewall panels overlap the structural supports proximate at least the respective lateral edges thereof, with the overlapping portions of the sidewall panels and structural supports being secured together only with adhesive;

wherein each support is a corner extrusion having laterally-extending wings and a vertically-extending, exteriorly-facing channel disposed between said wings;

wherein a LED lighting strip is disposed in the exteriorly-facing channel of at least one of said corner extrusions, said LED lighting strip selectively operable to generate illumination that is visible from an exterior of said support pole;

wherein a polymer cover overlies each LED lighting strip.

22 . The support pole of claim 21 , wherein said polymer cover has a decorative exterior surface through which the illumination selectively generated by said LED strip is visible from the exterior of said support pole.

23 . An outdoor lighting assembly, comprising:

a vertically-extending support pole having three or more vertically-extending sidewall panels arranged adjacent to each other to define external lateral surfaces of the support pole, each sidewall panel having a width and opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of said sidewall panels;

a plurality of rigid, vertically-extending structural supports, each of said structural supports having a width that is less than the width of each of the three or more sidewall panels, and each of said structural supports having opposite lateral edges extending between vertically spaced-apart upper and lower ends of said structural supports;

wherein each of said structural supports is disposed between, and interconnects, two of said three or more sidewall panels, and wherein further the sidewall panels overlap the structural supports proximate at least the respective lateral edges thereof, with the overlapping portions of the sidewall panels and structural supports being secured together only with adhesive; and

a luminaire secured to said support pole at an upper end thereof;

wherein each structural support is a corner extrusion having laterally-extending wings and a vertically-extending, exteriorly-facing channel disposed between said wings;

wherein a LED lighting strip is disposed in the exteriorly-facing channel of at least one of said corner extrusions, said LED lighting strip selectively operable to generate illumination that is visible from an exterior of said support pole.

24 . The support pole of claim 23 , wherein a polymer cover overlies each LED lighting strip.

25 . The support pole of claim 24 , wherein said polymer cover has a decorative exterior surface through which the illumination selectively generated by said LED strip is visible from the exterior of said support pole.