Post-installation adjustable lighting fixture
US6371628B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32631
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A post-installation adjustable lighting fixture comprises an eyeball captured between a flange and retention means which are rotatably coupled so that the eyeball is swivelably received by the flange and retention means. The eyeball is constructed so that it can be removably attached to an open-ended adjusting tool which provides easy adjustment of the eyeball position after the fixture is installed on a mounting surface. The tool may be left in place to act as a glare reduction device, baffle, or projection device. The tool may alternatively be separated from the eyeball to provide a conventional appearance for the fixture. Lubricious material may be interposed between the eyeball and the receiving surfaces of the flange and retention means to further ease positional adjustment of the eyeball within the
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