COLLAPSIBLE LUMINAIRE
A collapsible luminaire may include a light source carrying assembly, a housing lower section, at least one neck, and at least one hinge.
1 . A collapsible luminaire comprising:
a light source carrying assembly;
a housing lower section;
at least one neck; and
at least one hinge.
2 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 1 wherein the housing lower section comprises a power supply.
3 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 1 wherein the at least one neck is an arched member extending from the housing lower section to the light source carrying assembly.
4 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 1 wherein the lightsource carrying assembly is disk shaped and comprises a heat spreader with two opposing planar surfaces.
5 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 4 wherein the heat spreader comprises a plurality of thermal apertures.
6 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 4 wherein the heat spreader is a thickness within a range from 0.125 inches to 2 inches.
7 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 1 wherein the at least one hinge is configured as a pivot point for the light source carrying assembly; and wherein the light source carrying assembly is configured to be moveable between one of collapsed and un-collapsed when the light source carrying assembly has rotated about the at least one hinge.
8 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 1 wherein the light source carrying assembly is configured to be collapsed when the light source carrying assembly abuts the at least one neck.
9 . A collapsible luminaire comprising:
a light source carrying assembly comprising a heat spreader, a light source, an optic and an annular rim;
an arched neck;
a hinge; and
a housing lower section comprising a power supply;
wherein the hinge is connected to the arched neck and the light source carrying assembly; and
wherein the hinge is configured as a pivot point for the light source carrying assembly.
10 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 9 wherein the light source carrying assembly is disk shaped.
11 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 9 wherein the heat spreader comprises a plurality of arcuate rows of thermal apertures extending from the optic to the annular rim.
12 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 9 wherein the light source carrying assembly further comprises a circuit way cover extending from the annular rim to the optic.
13 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 12 wherein the housing lower section, the arched neck, and the circuit way cover are configured as electrical housings for driving circuitry extending from the power supply to the light source.
14 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 9 further comprising a base; wherein the housing lower section is attached to the base; and wherein the base is one of an Edison base, a bi-pin, and a wedge.
15 . A collapsible luminaire comprising:
a base;
a first buttressed housing and a second buttressed housing;
at least one hinge; and
a bisected light source assembly;
wherein each half of the bisected light source assembly is configured to rotate along a medial axis defined by the at least one hinge.
16 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 15 wherein the bisected light source assembly comprises:
a first section comprising:
a first semicircular heat spreader,
a first optic portion, and
a first bisected annular rim portion; and
a second section comprising:
a second semicircular heat spreader,
a second optic portion, and
a second bisected annular rim portion;
wherein the bisected light source assembly is configured to be foldable.
17 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 16 wherein the first semicircular heat spreader and second semicircular heat spreader includes a plurality of thermally conductive fins radially located around the first and second optic portions.
18 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 16 wherein the first optic portion and the second optic portion are both one of semi-ellipsoid, semi-ovoid, and semi-hemisphere in shape.
19 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 15 wherein at least one of the first and second buttressed housings includes a hollow interior capable of carrying a power supply and electrical circuitry configured to drive LEDs located on the bisected light source assembly.
20 . The collapsible luminaire according to claim 15 wherein the at least one hinge comprises a plurality of cylindrical hinges, each cylindrical hinge comprising a medial aperture formed as a hollow interior channel configured to facilitate connection of electrical circuitry from at least one of the first buttressed housing and the second buttressed housing to a light source.