IP Library Granted Patent US 10,808,918
Granted Patent B1
US 10,808,918 · App. 16/247,317 · Granted Oct 20, 2020

Lighting fixture

Inventors: Mark E. Lahner (Guilford, CT); Armando A. Abrina (New Haven, CT)
Assignee: Electrix, LLC
F21V21/02F21V23/001F21Y2103/00
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Patent No.
US 10,808,918
App. No.
16/247,317
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

A light apparatus is mounted to a surface of a building and comprises: at least one elongate mounting member engaged to the surface; spaced-apart brackets mounted to the at least one elongate mounting member and extending forward therefrom; at least one light source mounted to a plurality of the spaced apart brackets; a forward trim mounted to the spaced-apart brackets; a lower trim mounted to the spaced-apart brackets; and a passageway. The passageway passes at least one of: a fluid line; an optical fiber; a communications line; and a power line not powering the at least one light source.

Claims (57)

1. A light apparatus mounted to a surface of a building and comprising:

at least one light source;

a passageway passing at least one of:

a fluid line;

an optical fiber;

a communications line; and

a power line not powering the at least one light source; and

first aluminum alloy extrusions having a vertical mounting portion and a lower portion extending away from the surface; and

second aluminum alloy extrusions extending from the first aluminum alloy extrusions and having a vertical distal portion.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the surface is a wall; and

the passageway is covered by bent sheetmetal plates.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one light source comprises a plurality of elongate fluorescent light bulbs or a plurality of LED strips.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

at least one power line coupled to power the at least one light source.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the passageway contains said power line as a non-low voltage power line.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the passageway passes at least one of:

the fluid line;

the optical fiber; and

the communications line.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

the passageway is covered by bent sheetmetal plates screwed to at least one of the first extrusions and second extrusions.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein:

the bent sheetmetal plates have first edge portions screwed to one of the first extrusions and second extrusions and second edge portions captured by one of the first extrusions and second extrusions.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one light source each comprise:

a holding element, comprising:

at least one metal support; and

at least one receptacle mounted to the support; and

at least one ballast.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 being a cove lighting fixture.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 having lower wallboard along a bottom and forward wallboard along a front.

12. A cove lighting fixture mounted to a wall surface of a building and comprising:

at least one light source; and

a passageway passing at least one of:

a fluid line;

an optical fiber;

a communications line; and

a power line not powering the at least one light source.

13. The cove lighting fixture of claim 12 having lower wallboard along a bottom and forward wallboard along a front.

14. The cove lighting fixture of claim 12 wherein:

the passageway is covered by bent sheetmetal plates.

15. The cove lighting fixture of claim 14 wherein:

the bent sheetmetal plates are screwed to at least one of the first extrusions and second extrusions.

16. The cove lighting fixture of claim 12 further comprising:

first aluminum alloy extrusions having a vertical mounting portion and a lower portion extending away from the surface; and

second aluminum alloy extrusions extending from the first aluminum alloy extrusions.

17. The cove lighting fixture of claim 16 wherein:

the passageway is covered by bent sheetmetal plates screwed to at least one of the first extrusions and second extrusions.

18. The cove lighting fixture of claim 17 wherein:

the at least one light source comprises a plurality of elongate fluorescent light bulbs or a plurality of LED strips.

19. The cove lighting fixture of claim 12 wherein:

the at least one light source comprises a plurality of elongate fluorescent light bulbs or a plurality of LED strips.

20. The cove lighting fixture of claim 12 wherein:

the cove lighting fixture is upwardly open so that emitted light escapes generally upward to directly light the wall and a ceiling above.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: XIQ ACQUISITION CT, LLC
To: NORTH MILL CAPITAL LLC
Reel/Frame 055092/0364 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2020
From: CIBC BANK USA, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY
To: ELECTRIX, LLC
Reel/Frame 054706/0810 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2020
From: ELECTRIX, LLC
To: XIQ ACQUISITION CT, LLC
Reel/Frame 054706/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2019
From: LAHNER, MARK E.; ABRINA, ARMANDO A.
To: ELECTRIX, LLC
Reel/Frame 049096/0079 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 14971151 · Dec 16, 2015
Provisional Application 62092372 · Dec 16, 2014
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