IP Library Granted Patent US 11,125,402
Granted Patent B2
US 11,125,402 · App. 17/081,440 · Granted Sep 21, 2021

Wall pack light fixtures

Inventors: Jason Edward Duckworth (Simpsonville, SC); Douglas S. Hodges (Anderson, SC); Ormand Gilbert Anderson, Jr. (Greenville, SC)
Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
F21S8/036F21S9/02F21V15/01F21V17/107F21V21/30F21S9/022F21V21/047
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Patent No.
US 11,125,402
App. No.
17/081,440
Granted
Sep 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wall pack light fixture including a front cover having a front surface, a top wall, and two side walls, the top and side walls extending rearward from the front surface and defining a recess with an inner contact surface, a light element in the front cover, a rear enclosure having a forward-facing front edge, and a hinge having a first portion connected to the front cover and a second portion pivotably coupled to the first portion, the second portion connected to the rear enclosure, wherein the front cover is rotatable about the hinge between a closed configuration, in which the forward-facing front edge is within the recess and against the inner contact surface, and an open configuration, wherein the top wall of the front cover is a continuous surface which, in the closed configuration, extends over a top portion of the forward-facing front edge of the rear enclosure.

Claims (30)

1. A wall pack light fixture, comprising:

a front cover having an overhang portion including at least a top wall and two side walls, the overhang portion defining a recess with a contact surface within the recess;

a rear enclosure having a forward-facing open front with a forward-facing front edge; and

a hinge having a first portion connected to the front cover adjacent to a distal edge of the overhang portion and a second portion pivotably coupled to the first portion, the second portion connected to the rear enclosure on an exterior surface of the rear enclosure behind the forward-facing front edge;

wherein the front cover is rotatable about the hinge between a closed configuration, in which the contact surface is against the forward-facing front edge, and an open configuration.

2. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the top wall of the overhang portion is a continuous surface which, in the closed configuration, extends over a top portion of the forward-facing front edge of the rear enclosure.

3. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 2 , wherein the top wall is substantially flat.

4. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein each of the two side walls of the overhang portion is a continuous surface which, in the closed configuration, extends over a side portion of the forward-facing front edge of the rear enclosure.

5. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 4 , wherein each of the two side walls is substantially flat.

6. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the hinge is connected to a distal edge of one of the two side walls of the overhang portion.

7. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein, in the open configuration, the forward-facing open front is unobstructed by the front cover.

8. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the front edge of the rear enclosure comprises deformable material.

9. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the front cover includes a light element and the rear enclosure includes a battery backup, the battery backup electrically connected to the light element.

10. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 9 , wherein the rear enclosure includes an occupancy sensor in the rear enclosure that detects at least one of infrared light and motion.

11. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 9 , wherein the light element includes at least one light emitting diode (LED).

12. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the front cover includes a plurality of fins.

13. A wall pack light fixture, comprising:

a front cover having a front surface, a top wall, and two side walls, the top wall and the two side walls extending rearward from the front surface and at least partially defining a recess with an inner contact surface;

a light element in the front cover;

a rear enclosure having a forward-facing open front with a forward-facing front edge; and

a hinge having a first portion connected to the front cover and a second portion pivotably coupled to the first portion, the second portion connected to the rear enclosure;

wherein the front cover is rotatable about the hinge between a closed configuration, in which the forward-facing front edge is within the recess and against the inner contact surface, and an open configuration;

wherein the top wall of the front cover is a continuous surface which, in the closed configuration, extends over a top portion of the forward-facing front edge of the rear enclosure.

14. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 13 , wherein the first portion of the hinge is connected to the front cover adjacent to a distal edge of one of the two side walls.

15. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 13 , wherein the second portion of the hinge is connected to the rear enclosure on an exterior surface of the rear enclosure behind the forward-facing front edge.

16. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 13 , the front cover further having a bottom wall, wherein each of the two side walls of the front cover extend from the bottom wall to the top wall.

17. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 16 , wherein each of the two side walls and have a depth in the rearward direction that is greater at the bottom wall than at the top wall.

18. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 13 , wherein the light element includes at least one light emitting diode (LED).

19. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 13 , wherein the front surface includes a plurality of fins.

20. The wall pack light fixture according to claim 13 , wherein the rear enclosure includes an occupancy sensor and a battery backup, wherein the battery backup is electrically connected to the light element and configured to provide electrical energy to the light element in response to detection of an occupant by the occupancy sensor.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059034 FRAME: 0469. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066372/0590 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 10841994 TO PATENT NUMBER 11570872 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 058982 FRAME 0844. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066355/0455 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059034/0469 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NEETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058982/0844 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jan 25, 2022
From: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
To: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.
Reel/Frame 058838/0162 →