IP Library Granted Patent US 11,898,730
Granted Patent B2
US 11,898,730 · App. 17/899,114 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Sloped ceiling adjustable light fixture

Inventors: Anthony Phonexay Sinphay (Simpsonville, SC); Dhavalkumar Prabhudas Patel (Greer, SC)
Assignee: Progress Lighting, LLC
F21V21/30F21S8/026F21V21/03
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Patent No.
US 11,898,730
App. No.
17/899,114
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An adjustable light fixture includes a frame configured to rotatably connect to a support and rotate about a first axis. A lamp assembly is connected to the frame. The lamp assembly includes a housing defining a cavity. A light emitter is supported in the cavity. A lens is connected to the housing. A pivot assembly rotatably couples the lamp assembly to the frame about a second axis offset from the first axis.

Claims (30)

1. An adjustable light fixture comprising:

a frame configured to rotatably connect to a support and rotate about a first axis;

a lamp assembly connected to the frame, the lamp assembly including a housing defining a cavity, a light emitter supported in the cavity, and a lens connected to the housing; and

a pivot assembly rotatably coupling the lamp assembly to the frame about a second axis offset from the first axis, wherein the pivot assembly includes a pivot bolt and the housing is keyed to the pivot bolt.

2. The adjustable light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the pivot assembly includes an indicator and a spacer.

3. The adjustable light fixture of claim 2 , wherein the indicator is keyed to the bolt.

4. The adjustable light fixture of claim 2 , wherein the spacer is positioned between a curved upper surface of the housing of the lamp assembly and a curved lower surface of the frame.

5. The adjustable light fixture of claim 2 , wherein the frame includes one or more stops configured to engage the indicator to limit rotation of the lamp assembly relative to the frame.

6. The adjustable light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the frame is rotatably connected to the support by a mounting bracket.

7. The adjustable light fixture of claim 6 , wherein the mounting bracket includes a first leg rotatably connected to a second leg.

8. The adjustable light fixture of claim 6 , wherein the mounting bracket includes a first opening and a second opening oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the first opening, the first opening configured to receive a first fastener to secure the mounting bracket to the frame, and the second opening configured to receive a second fastener to permit rotational movement between the support and the mounting bracket.

9. The adjustable light fixture of claim 6 , wherein the mounting bracket includes at least one slot that is configured to receive a fastener that extends through the at least one slot to connect the frame to the support, and wherein the mounting bracket configured to move about the fastener so that the fastener travels along the length of the at least one slot.

10. The adjustable light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the pivot bolt includes at least one curved side and at least one flattened side.

11. An adjustable light fixture comprising:

a mounting bracket including a first connection point configured to connect to a support for rotation about a first axis;

a frame connected to a second connection point on the mounting bracket and rotatable with the mounting bracket about the first axis, wherein the second connection point is spaced apart from the first connection point;

a lamp assembly connected to the frame, the lamp assembly including a housing defining a cavity, a light emitter supported in the cavity, and a lens connected to the housing; and

a pivot assembly rotatably coupling the lamp assembly to the frame about a second axis offset from the first axis.

12. The adjustable light fixture of claim 11 , wherein the mounting bracket includes a first leg rotatably coupled to a second leg for rotation about the first axis.

13. The adjustable light fixture of claim 12 , wherein the first leg is rotatable 360 degrees with respect to the second leg.

14. The adjustable light fixture of claim 12 , wherein the first leg is fixed to the support and the second leg is fixed to the frame.

15. The adjustable light fixture of claim 11 , wherein a pivot assembly rotatably connects the lamp assembly to the frame, and wherein the lamp is keyed to the pivot assembly.

16. The adjustable light fixture of claim 11 , wherein the mounting member includes a main surface having an arcuate slot, wherein the support includes fasteners movably mounted in the arcuate slot, thereby rotatably coupling the support to the mounting member.

17. The adjustable light fixture of claim 11 , wherein the first connection point is a first opening and the second connection point is a second opening that is oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the first opening, the first opening configured to receive a first fastener to permit rotational movement between the support and the mounting bracket, and the second opening configured to receive a second fastener to secure the mounting bracket to the frame.

18. An adjustable light fixture comprising:

a frame configured to be positioned adjacent an opening in a support, the opening defining a first axis extending through the opening;

a lamp assembly connected to the frame, the lamp assembly including a housing, a light emitter connected to the housing, and a lens connected to the housing; and

a pivot assembly rotatably connecting the lamp assembly to the frame for rotation about a second axis offset from the first axis, the pivot assembly including an indicator rotationally secured to a pivot fastener.

19. The adjustable light fixture of claim 18 , wherein the indicator includes a passageway with a noncircular shape which receives the pivot fastener to key the pivot fastener and the indicator, wherein the housing of the lamp assembly includes a corresponding non circular opening which receives the pivot fastener and keys the pivot fastener to the lamp assembly.

20. The adjustable light fixture of claim 19 , further comprising one or more stops positioned on the frame which engages the indicator to limit rotation of the lamp assembly relative to the frame.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: PROGRESS LIGHTING, LLC
To: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 066429/0529 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: PROGRESS LIGHTING, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 066433/0314 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2023
From: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
To: PROGRESS LIGHTING, LLC
Reel/Frame 065572/0891 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2023
From: SINPHAY, ANTHONY PHONEXAY; PATEL, DHAVALKUMAR PRABHUDAS
To: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 065121/0648 →