Mounting features on sealing ring component or pool light niche housing
View Patent ↗Improved mounting features on a sealing ring component or niche housing for an underwater pool light. The prior art sealing rings and/or housings only offer one hole and one notch to install a light fixture. If the hole and/or notch fail, the entire sealing ring or housing must be repaired or replaced. The improved mounting features of a sealing ring component or housing include additional mounting features providing alternative locations to attach the light fixture. The light fixture may be disconnected and rotated within the housing to engage with different mounting features to re-attach the light fixture.
1 . An improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing, the improved sealing ring component providing a plurality of mounting features configured for attachment with a light fixture, comprising:
a body in the form of a ring defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside surface, and an outside surface;
a first mounting feature extending from the inside surface toward a center of the ring,
a second mounting feature extending from the inside surface toward the center of the ring, the first mounting feature in vertical alignment with the second mounting feature,
the first mounting feature including two or more hole elements, the second mounting feature including two or more notch elements, wherein each hole element is positioned 180 degrees from a notch element, the light fixture configured to be rotated within the pool light niche housing and attachable to both a selected hole element and the notch element positioned 180 degrees from the selected hole element.
2 . The improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing according to claim 1 fabricated from nickel plated aluminum.
3 . The improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing according to claim 1 wherein the two or more hole elements are located on a tab element that protrudes from the inside surface and is defined by a first border substantially parallel to a second border, with the first border and the second border connected by a perpendicular third border.
4 . The improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing according to claim 1 , wherein each notch element is defined by three wall elements.
5 . The improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing according to claim 4 , wherein a first notch element is defined by a first wall substantially parallel to a second wall connected by perpendicular third wall, and a second notch element is defined by a fourth wall substantially parallel to a fifth wall connected by perpendicular sixth wall, and a third notch element is defined by a seventh wall substantially parallel to a eighth wall connected by perpendicular ninth wall.
6 . The improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing according to claim 5 , wherein the first notch element, the second notch element, and the third notch element form two flange elements that protrude from the inside surface.
7 . The improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing according to claim 6 , wherein the first flange element is formed by the second wall, the fourth wall and a first border, and the second flange element is formed by the fifth wall, the seventh wall, and the second border.
8 . The improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing according to claim 1 wherein the first mounting feature consists of three hole elements and the second mounting feature consists of three notch elements.
9 . An improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing, the improved sealing ring component providing a plurality of mounting features configured for attachment with a light fixture, comprising:
a body in the form of a ring defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside surface, and an outside surface;
a first mounting feature extending from the inside surface toward a center of the ring, the first mounting feature consisting of three hole elements,
a second mounting feature extending from the inside surface toward the center of the ring, the second mounting feature consisting of three notch elements,
a first hole element is positioned 180 degrees from a third notch element, a second hole element is positioned 180 degrees from a second notch element, a third hole element is positioned 180 degrees from a first notch element,
the light fixture configured to be rotated within the pool light niche housing and attachable to one of the three hole elements and attachable to one of the three notch elements.
10 . The improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing according to claim 9 wherein the three hole elements are located on a tab element that protrudes from the inside surface, the tab element defined by a first border substantially parallel to a second border, with the first border and the second border connected by a perpendicular third border, the three notch elements are each defined by three wall elements.
11 . The improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing according to claim 10 , wherein a first notch element is defined by a first wall substantially parallel to a second wall connected by perpendicular third wall, and a second notch element is defined by a fourth wall substantially parallel to a fifth wall connected by perpendicular sixth wall, and a third notch element is defined by a seventh wall substantially parallel to a eighth wall connected by perpendicular ninth wall.
12 . The improved sealing ring component for a pool light niche housing according to claim 9 fabricated from nickel plated aluminum.