IP Library Granted Patent US 11,098,879
Granted Patent B2
US 11,098,879 · App. 16/804,962 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Lighting fixture for use in a secure detention facility

Inventor: Brad Wilson (Twin Lakes, WI)
Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
F21V15/01F21V5/04F21V17/06F21V19/001F21V23/009F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 11,098,879
App. No.
16/804,962
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting fixture for use in a security detention facility. The lighting fixture includes a unitary housing adapted to be mounted to a surface in the security detention facility, a first bracket disposed within the unitary housing, and a light source coupled to the first bracket, the light source including a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). When the unitary housing is mounted to the surface in the security detention facility, the internal components of the lighting fixture (e.g., the light source) are not accessible, such that inmates of the security detention facility are unable to damage the internal components of the lighting fixture or access the internal components of the lighting fixture to hide weapons or contraband therein or use those components to harm themselves, other inmates, and/or security personnel.

Claims (45)

1. A lighting fixture for use in a facility, the lighting fixture comprising:

a unitary housing adapted to be mounted to a surface in the facility;

a lens fixedly coupled to the unitary housing;

a first bracket disposed within the unitary housing, the first bracket being structurally separate from the unitary housing; and

a light source coupled to the first bracket, the light source comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs),

wherein the light source is not accessible when the unitary housing is mounted to the surface in the facility.

2. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) and a light-emitting diode (LED) board including the plurality of LEDs, wherein the LED board is arranged on the PCB.

3. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the light source is coupled to the first bracket via a plurality of fasteners.

4. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second bracket disposed within the unitary housing, wherein the lens is seated against the second bracket within the unitary housing.

5. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , further comprising a lens assembly non-movably coupled to the unitary housing, wherein the lens assembly comprises a first lens and a second lens.

6. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the unitary housing comprises a top wall and first and second side walls that extend from the top wall, the lens fixedly coupled to the unitary housing between the top wall and the first bracket, and the lens having a side that directly contacts the top wall of the unitary housing.

7. The lighting fixture of claim 1 , wherein the first bracket comprises a body, a first wing extending outward from the body in a first direction, and a second wing extending outward from the body in a second direction opposite the first direction, and wherein the light source is coupled to the body of the first bracket.

8. The lighting fixture of claim 7 , further comprising a driver coupled to the first wing of the first bracket, wherein the driver is seated against the first wing of the bracket between the plurality of LEDs and the first and second side walls of the unitary housing at a position offset from the longitudinal axis of the unitary housing.

9. The lighting fixture of claim 8 , further comprising a driver cover mounted to the first bracket, wherein the driver is disposed between the first bracket and the driver cover.

10. A lighting fixture for use in a facility, the lighting fixture comprising:

a unitary housing adapted to be mounted to a surface in the facility, the unitary housing having a central longitudinal axis;

a first bracket disposed within the unitary housing;

a light source coupled to the first bracket, the light source comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) oriented along or parallel to the central longitudinal axis;

a second bracket disposed within the unitary housing;

a lens fixedly coupled to the unitary housing, the lens seated against the second bracket within the unitary housing,

wherein the first bracket comprises a body, a first wing extending outward from the body in a first direction, and a second wing extending outward from the body in a second direction opposite the first direction, and wherein the light source is coupled to the body of the first bracket;

a driver coupled to the first wing of the first bracket, wherein the driver is seated against the first wing of the bracket at a position offset from the central longitudinal axis of the unitary housing; and

a driver cover mounted to the first bracket, wherein the driver is disposed between the first bracket and the driver cover.

11. The lighting fixture of claim 10 , wherein the light source comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) and a light-emitting diode (LED) board including the plurality of LEDs, wherein the LED board is arranged on the PCB such that the LED board extends along the central longitudinal axis.

12. A lighting fixture for use in a facility, the lighting fixture comprising:

a unitary housing adapted to be mounted to a surface in the facility;

a first bracket disposed within the unitary housing;

a light source coupled to the first bracket, the light source comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs);

a second bracket disposed within the unitary housing; and

a lens fixedly coupled to the unitary housing, the lens seated against the second bracket within the unitary housing,

wherein the unitary housing comprises a top wall and first and second side walls that extend from the top wall, the lens fixedly coupled to the unitary housing between the top wall and the first bracket, and the lens having a side that directly contacts the top wall of the unitary housing.

13. The lighting fixture of claim 12 , wherein the first bracket comprises a body, a first wing extending from the body and disposed between the body and the first side wall, and a second wing extending from the body and disposed between the body and the second side wall.

14. A lighting fixture for use in a facility, the lighting fixture comprising:

a unitary housing adapted to be mounted to a surface in the facility;

a first bracket disposed within the unitary housing, the first bracket being structurally separate from the unitary housing;

a light source coupled to the first bracket via a plurality of fasteners, the light source comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs);

a second bracket fixedly disposed within the unitary housing;

a lens seated against the second bracket within the unitary housing;

a driver configured to electrically power the light source; and

a driver cover mounted to the first bracket, wherein the driver is disposed between the first bracket and the driver cover.

15. The lighting fixture of claim 14 , wherein the light source comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) and a light-emitting diode (LED) board including the plurality of LEDs, wherein the LED board is arranged on the PCB.

16. The lighting fixture of claim 14 , wherein the first bracket comprises a body, a first wing extending from the body, and a second wing extending from the body, and wherein the light source is coupled to the body of the first bracket.

17. The lighting fixture of claim 16 , wherein the driver is seated against the first wing of the bracket at a position offset from a longitudinal axis of the unitary housing.

18. The lighting fixture of claim 14 , wherein the unitary housing comprises a top wall and first and second side walls that extend from the top wall, the lens fixedly coupled to the unitary housing between the top wall and the first bracket, and the lens having a side that directly contacts the top wall of the unitary housing.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2024
From: PINNACLE ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING, INC.; KENALL MANUFACTURING CO.
To: LEGRAND LIGHTING MANUFACTURING CO.
Reel/Frame 069475/0661 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2020
From: WILSON, BRAD
To: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 053272/0790 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16104731 · Aug 17, 2018
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