IP Library Granted Patent US 7,182,547
Granted Patent B1
US 7,182,547 · App. 11/213,343 · Granted Feb 27, 2007

Bollard lamp

Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,182,547
App. No.
11/213,343
Granted
Feb 27, 2007
Kind
B1
Abstract

A bollard includes a bollard post having a lamp which includes a louver stack. The louver stack includes louvers spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the bollard post. The bollard post is rectangular in cross section and the louver stack extends outwardly beyond the periphery of the bollard. There is a primary light source inwardly of the louver stack and a mechanism for providing light downwardly about the base end of the bollard post. One such mechanism includes an LED providing a light wash down the bollard post from beneath where that louver extends outwardly of the periphery of the bollard post. A second mechanism employs a top reflector above the primary light source to reflect light downwardly about the light source. Bottom reflector surfaces direct the light from the top reflector outwardly to louver reflectors located beneath the lowermost louver. Such reflectors can reflect light downwardly for light wash of the bollard post and an illumination about the base of the bollard post. The spacing between the lowermost louver and the periphery of the bollard post is exposed to the primary light source to create additional light downwardly to about the bollard post.

Claims (16)

1. A bollard comprising

a bollard post having a top end and a base end;

a lamp atop the bollard post including a louver stack defining at least a segment of the periphery of the lamp, the louver stack including louvers spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the bollard post, at least the lower most louver extending past the periphery of the top end of the bollard post in at least one location, a primary light source inwardly of the louvers and at least one down light means for directing light downwardly about the base end of the bollard post

the down light means including a top reflector above the primary light source to reflect light downwardly from the primary light source to about the primary light source, at least one bottom reflector below and outwardly of the light source to receive light from the top reflector and inclined to reflect light from the top reflector outwardly toward the louver most adjacent the bollard post, at least one louver reflector in the light path from the bottom reflector inclined to reflect light from the bottom reflector downwardly to about the base end of the bollard post.

2. The bollard post of claim 1 , the louver reflector defining surfaces at a plurality of angles to the bottom reflector.

3. The bollard post of claim 2 , one of the surfaces of the louver reflector being directed as a light wash down the bollard post.

4. The bollard post of claim 1 , the louver reflector being at the underside of the lowermost louver at the at least one location.

5. The bollard post of claim 4 , the lower most louver extending fully past the periphery of the top end of the bollard post at the at least one location defining an opening between the lower most louver and the top end of the bollard post, the opening being exposed to the primary light source.

6. The bollard post of claim 5 , the bollard post being rectangular in cross section and the louver stack being cylindrical.

7. A bollard post having a top end and a base end;

a lamp atop the bollard post including a louver stack defining at least a segment of the periphery of the lamp, the louver stack including louvers spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the bollard post, at least the lower most louver extending past the periphery of the top end of the bollard post in at least one location, a primary light source inwardly of the louvers, a top reflector above the primary light source to reflect light downwardly from the primary light source to about the primary light source, at least one bottom reflector below and outwardly of the light source to receive light from the top reflector and inclined to reflect light from the top reflector outwardly toward the louver most adjacent the bollard post, at least one louver reflector in the light past from the bottom reflector inclined to reflect light from the bottom reflector downwardly to about the base end of the bollard post.

8. The bollard post of claim 7 , the louver reflector defining surfaces at a plurality of angles to the bottom reflector.

9. The bollard post of claim 8 , one of the surfaces of the louver reflector being directed as a light wash down the bollard post.

10. The bollard post of claim 7 , the louver reflector being at the underside of the lowermost louver at the at least one location.

11. The bollard post of claim 10 , the lower most louver extending fully past the periphery of the top end of the bollard post at the at least one location defining an opening between the lower most louver and the top end of the bollard post, the opening being exposed to the primary light source.

12. The bollard post of claim 11 , the bollard post being rectangular in cross section and the louver stack being cylindrical.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2009
From: HOLOPHANE CORPORATION
To: NSI ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reel/Frame 023639/0669 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2009
From: NSI ENTERPRISES INC.
To: ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023639/0692 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2009
From: ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
To: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
Reel/Frame 023639/0717 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2005
From: LEONHARDT, MICHAEL P.; POPPENHEIMER, TORI CARA; CROOKHAM, DAVID; SKOGG, NICOLE
To: ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 017264/0367 →