IP Library Granted Patent US 12,173,872
Granted Patent B2
US 12,173,872 · App. 18/480,626 · Granted Dec 24, 2024

Sloped ceiling adjustable light fixture

Inventors: Anthony Phonexay Sinphay (Simpsonville, SC); Dhavalkumar Prabhudas Patel (Greer, SC); William Buck Thomas (Greenville, SC)
Assignee: Progress Lighting, LLC
F21V21/30F21S8/026
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Patent No.
US 12,173,872
App. No.
18/480,626
Granted
Dec 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An adjustable light fixture includes a frame configured to connect to a support. A lamp assembly is connected to the frame. The lamp assembly includes a housing, a light emitter connected to the housing, and a lens connected to the housing. The lamp assembly is rotatably connected to the frame about an axis offset from an axis of the frame.

Claims (39)

1. An adjustable light fixture comprising:

a frame configured to connect to a support; and

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;

wherein the frame is configured to be rotatably connected to the support about a first axis and the lamp assembly is rotatably connected to the frame about a second axis offset from the first axis; and

wherein the first axis and the second axis intersect the lamp assembly in all rotational positions of the frame and all rotational positions of the lamp assembly.

2. The adjustable light fixture of claim 1 , wherein:

a pivot fastener is fixed relative to the housing and rotatably connects the lamp assembly to the frame;

the second axis extends through the pivot fastener; and

the pivot fastener and the housing rotate together relative to the frame.

3. The adjustable light fixture of claim 2 , wherein the pivot fastener includes a bolt having a hollow shaft and further comprising an indicator connected to the pivot fastener.

4. The adjustable light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the lamp assembly is directly connected to the frame.

5. The adjustable light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a circumferential edge configured to engage an exposed position of a surface of the support.

6. An adjustable light fixture comprising:

a frame configured to connect to a support, the frame having a surface with a first side and a second side;

a mounting hanger connected to the first side of the frame and extending away from the frame, the mounting hanger configured to connect the frame to the support;

a lamp assembly connected to the frame via a fastener that extends through the surface, the lamp assembly including a housing, a light emitter connected to the housing, and a lens connected to the housing, the lamp assembly rotatably connected to the frame about a first axis.

7. The adjustable light fixture of claim 6 , wherein the surface is curved and forms a cavity on the second side, the housing is received at least partially within the cavity.

8. The adjustable light fixture of claim 6 , wherein the mounting hanger includes a body with a first end and a second end, the first end includes a first section that extends along the first side, and the second end extends away from the first end and includes a hook.

9. The adjustable light fixture of claim 6 , wherein:

the fastener is a pivot fastener that is fixed relative to the housing and rotatably connects the lamp assembly to the frame;

the first axis extends through the pivot fastener; and

the pivot fastener and the housing rotate together relative to the frame.

10. The adjustable light fixture of claim 6 , wherein the mounting hanger includes a body having an S-shape with a first end and a second end, the first end includes a mounting feature for connecting the mounting hanger to the frame, the second end extends away from the first end and is configured to resiliently move relative to the first end.

11. The adjustable light fixture of claim 6 , wherein the mounting hanger is a first mounting hanger, the adjustable light fixture further comprises a second mounting hanger connected to the first side of the frame and extending away from the frame, wherein the frame is configured to be rotatably connected to the support about a second axis that extends from the surface and passes between the first mounting hanger and the second mounting hanger.

12. The adjustable light fixture of claim 11 , wherein the first axis is offset from the second axis, and wherein the first axis intersects the second axis at all rotational positions of the lamp assembly.

13. The adjustable light fixture of claim 6 , wherein the mounting hanger includes a cantilever portion having a fixed end connected to the frame and a free end movable relative to the fixed end.

14. An adjustable light fixture comprising:

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

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 rotatably connecting the lamp assembly to the frame, wherein the lamp assembly is rotatable about a second axis that extends through the surface and is offset from the first axis.

15. The adjustable light fixture of claim 14 , further comprising an indicator connected to a pivot fastener of the pivot, wherein the indicator is keyed to the pivot fastener and the pivot fastener is keyed to the lamp assembly.

16. The adjustable light fixture of claim 14 , wherein the pivot extends through the lamp assembly and the frame.

17. The adjustable light fixture of claim 14 , wherein the lamp assembly is directly connected to the frame.

18. The adjustable light fixture of claim 14 , wherein the surface is curved and forms a cavity, the housing is received at least partially within the cavity.

19. The adjustable light fixture of claim 14 , wherein:

a pivot is fixed relative to the housing;

the second axis extends through the pivot; and

the pivot fastener and the housing rotate together relative to the frame.

20. The adjustable light fixture of claim 14 , wherein the pivot includes a fastener with a curved surface and a planar surface, the fastener is keyed to the lamp assembly and configured to rotate with 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; THOMAS, WILLIAM BUCK
To: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 065119/0328 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17318536 · May 12, 2021
Provisional Application 63024192 · May 13, 2020
Related Publication 20240027059A1 · Jan 25, 2024