Industry Patents

Patent: 10900644

Light Fixture with Housing and Flange with a Clamp Having Two Clamping Surfaces Offset From Each Other

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Patent Number: 10900644 
Title: Light Fixture with Housing and Flange with a Clamp Having Two Clamping Surfaces Offset From Each Other 
Abstract:

A light fixture including a housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing configured to be received in an aperture of a ceiling. A flange extends from the housing. A clamp is movable relative to the housing and the flange in a direction along the longitudinal axis toward the flange. The clamp includes a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface, the second clamping surface spaced an offset distance from the first clamping surface measured along the longitudinal axis. The first clamping surface is configured to clamp the ceiling between the first clamping surface the flange when the ceiling has a first thickness and the second clamping surface is configured to clamp the ceiling between the second clamping surface and the flange when the ceiling has a second thickness greater than the first thickness.  

Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Steines, Rasche, Zlevor 
Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: F21V 19/00 
US Classification: F21V 19/0055 
Issue Date: 01-26-2021 
Filing Date: 03-30-2020 
Application : 16/834046 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 10900644 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 10900644 at Google Patents 

 

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