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Granted Patent B2
US 8,485,694 · App. 13/017,131 · Granted Jul 16, 2013

Illuminated electrical enclosure lid

Inventor: John Matthew Puskar-Pasewicz (Pittsburgh, PA)
Assignee: Eaton Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,485,694
App. No.
13/017,131
Granted
Jul 16, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for an illuminated electrical enclosure lid is provided. The lid has a lid body comprising a front face, a rear face, and at least one translucent edge. The translucent edge projects rearward from the rear face and is configured to be fit onto an electrical enclosure. The lid also has a reflective surface coincident with the rear face. The reflective surface reflects light back into the electrical enclosure. The translucent edge is configured to direct light from the illuminated electrical enclosure lid at a plurality of angles.

Claims (29)

1. An illuminated electrical enclosure lid for use with an electrical enclosure having a light source disposed in an interior volume defined by the electrical enclosure, the illuminated electrical enclosure lid comprising:

a lid body comprising a front face, a rear face, and at least one translucent edge projecting rearward from the rear face, the lid body being configured to be fit onto the electrical enclosure;

a reflective surface coincident with one of the front face and the rear face and configured to reflect light from the light source back into the electrical enclosure; and

wherein the at least one translucent edge is configured to direct the light from the light source to an exterior of the electrical enclosure at a plurality of angles.

2. The illuminated electrical enclosure lid of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the front face and the rear face of the lid body includes a decal mounted thereon to create the reflective surface.

3. The illuminated electrical enclosure lid of claim 2 , wherein the decal includes a cutout, and wherein the light from the light source is able to exit the lid body through the cutout.

4. The illuminated electrical enclosure lid of claim 3 , wherein the light source includes at least one indicator light configured to indicate a status of an electrical device that is in electrical communication with the electrical enclosure; and wherein the cutout is configured to provide visual access to the at least one indicator light.

5. The illuminated electrical enclosure lid of claim 4 , where an exterior of the decal has markings to describe the status of the device when the at least one indicator light is illuminated.

6. The illuminated electrical enclosure lid of claim 2 , wherein an exterior face of the decal is non-reflective and an interior face of the decal is reflective.

7. The illuminated electrical enclosure lid of claim 1 , wherein the reflective surface is configured to cause diffuse reflection of the light from the light source.

8. The illuminated electrical enclosure lid of claim 1 , where the at least one translucent edge allows the light from the light source to be perceived from at least one location at the rear of the lid body.

9. The illuminated electrical enclosure lid of claim 1 , wherein the at least one translucent edge is a plurality of translucent edges; and wherein the translucent edges are stair-stepped.

10. The illuminated electrical enclosure lid of claim 9 , wherein the translucent edges form approximately right angles with each other.

11. The illuminated electrical enclosure lid of claim 9 , wherein the translucent edges form non-right angles with each other.

12. An apparatus comprising:

an electrical enclosure defining an interior volume;

a light source disposed in the interior volume defined by the electrical enclosure; and

an illuminated electrical enclosure lid attached to the electrical enclosure, the illuminated electrical enclosure lid comprising:

a lid body comprising a front face, a rear face, and at least one translucent edge projecting rearward from the rear face, the lid body being configured to be fit onto the electrical enclosure;

a reflective surface coincident with one of the front face and the rear face and configured to reflect light from the light source back into the electrical enclosure; and

wherein the at least one translucent edge is configured to direct the light from the light source to an exterior of the electrical enclosure at a plurality of angles.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the front face and the rear face of the lid body includes a decal mounted thereon to create the reflective surface.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the decal includes a cutout; and wherein the light from the light source is able to exit the electrical enclosure through the cutout.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the light source includes at least one indicator light configured to indicate a status of an electrical device that is in electrical communication with the electrical enclosure.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at east one indicator light is visible through the cutout.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein an exterior of the decal has markings to describe the status of the electrical device when the at least one indicator light is illuminated.

18. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the at least one translucent edge is a plurality of translucent edges; and wherein the translucent edges are stair-stepped.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the translucent edges form approximately right angles with each other.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the translucent edges form non-right angles with each other.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2019
From: EATON CORPORATION
To: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Reel/Frame 048855/0626 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2011
From: PUSKAR-PASEWICZ, JOHN MATTHEW
To: EATON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025720/0912 →
Continuity (1)
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