Lighting fixture having a latching system and an auxiliary emergency light
View Patent ↗A lighting fixture having a housing with a main body, and a primary light source disposed beneath a cover secured thereto with a latching mechanism. The light fixture may include a reflector suspended above the main body on a pair of struts. The latching mechanism is engaged by pivoting at least one exterior wall of the housing to provide tool-less access to the light source. In an alternative embodiment, the main body attaches to a mounting arm and a wall mount housing with a secondary adjustable light source.
1. A lighting fixture comprising:
a housing comprising a body with an opening, a light-transmitting cover removably secured to the body over the opening, a mounting portion for securing the lighting fixture to a support, and at least one exterior wall hinged to the body for movement between a body-abutting position and an extended position;
a socket in the body for supporting and providing electric power to a light source; and
at least one latching mechanism carried by the body for removably securing the cover to the body, the latching mechanism comprising said exterior wall and at least one pair of mating clasp elements carried by the cover and by the exterior wall.
2. The lighting fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the clasp elements are concealed when engaged and when the exterior wall abuts the body.
3. The lighting fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the latching mechanism compresses the cover against the body when fully latched.
4. The lighting fixture according to claim 3 , comprising a gasket between the cover and the body.
5. The lighting fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the latching mechanism comprises a hinge link pivoted at one end to the body and pivoted at the other end to the exterior wall.
6. The lighting fixture according to claim 5 , wherein the hinge link is adapted to hold the exterior wall in the extended position.
7. The lighting fixture according to claim 5 , wherein the hinge link is concealed when the exterior wall is in its body-abutting position.
8. The lighting fixture according to claim 5 , wherein the latching mechanism comprises cooperating detent elements on the exterior wall and on the body adapted to maintain the exterior wall in its body-abutting position.
9. The lighting fixture according to claim 8 , wherein the hinge link is pivoted to the body between the detent elements and the cover, and is pivoted to the exterior wall between the detent elements and the end of the exterior wall remote from the cover.
10. The lighting fixture according to claim 8 , comprising an externally engageable finger pull near the end of the exterior wall remote from the cover for pulling the exterior wall away from the body to initiate unlatching.
11. The lighting fixture according to claim 5 , wherein the hinge link comprises a pair of spaced, substantially parallel members.
12. The lighting fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the clasp element carried by the cover comprises a hook, and the clasp element carried by the exterior wall comprises an aperture adapted to receive the hook.
13. The lighting fixture according to claim 1 , comprising two pair of mating clasp elements carried by the cover and by the exterior wall.
14. The lighting fixture according to claim 1 , comprising two latching mechanisms on opposite sides of the body, each latching mechanism comprising an exterior wall hinged to the body for movement between a body-abutting position and an extended position, and at least one pair of mating clasp elements carried by the cover and by the exterior wall.
15. The lighting fixture according to claim 14 , further comprising a reflector supported on the body and disposed above the cover.
16. The lighting fixture according to claim 15 , wherein the reflector is supported on two struts at said opposite sides of the body, and each strut is anchored in a body-mounted support extending through a notch in the upper edge of the exterior wall.
17. The lighting fixture according to claim 1 , further comprising a wall mount having a socket for holding and powering a second light source, and a mounting arm connecting the mounting portion of the body to the wall mount.
18. A lighting fixture comprising:
a housing comprising a body with an opening, a light-transmitting cover removably secured to the body over the opening, and a mounting portion for securing the lighting fixture to a support;
a socket in the body for supporting and providing electric power to a light source;
a reflector supported on the body and disposed above the cover; and
at least one latching mechanism carried by the body for removably securing the cover to the body.
19. The lighting fixture according to claim 18 , wherein the reflector is supported on two struts at said opposite sides of the body, and a latching mechanism is disposed on each of said opposite sides of the body.
20. The lighting fixture according to claim 18 , wherein each strut is anchored in a body-mounted support on each of said opposite sides of the body.
21. The lighting fixture according to claim 18 , wherein the reflector is substantially circular.
22. The lighting fixture according to claim 18 , wherein the cover includes a substantially circular lens adapted to transmit light from the light source.
23. The lighting fixture according to claim 18 , further comprising a wall mount having a socket for holding and powering a second light source, and a mounting arm connecting the mounting portion of the body to the wall mount.
24. The lighting fixture according to claim 23 , wherein the position of the second light source is adjustable.
25. The lighting fixture according to claim 24 , wherein the socket for the second light source is adjustably mounted for arcuate movement through about 30 degrees.
26. The lighting fixture according to claim 23 , wherein the wall mount comprises a wall plate supporting the mounting arm and adapted for securement to a wall, and a cover removably secured to the wall plate.
27. The lighting fixture according to claim 26 , wherein the cover has an opening through which the mounting arm extends, and an aperture through which light from the second light source projects.