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US3218446A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Luminary and modular unit lighting fixture therefor

Assignee: NEW YORK WORLD S FAIR 1964 196
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Filing: 1963-06-28
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1983-06-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert A Langer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 23:49
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V33/00; F21V33/0004; F21V33/0052; F21V33/0056; F21S; F21S2/00; F21S2/005; F21S8/00; F21S8/08; F21S8/085; F21S8/088; F21V15/00; F21V15/01; F21V17/00; F21V17/10; F21V17/12; F21V19/00; F21V19/02; F21V21/00; F21V21/005; F21W; F21W2131/00; F21W2131/10; F21W2131/103; F21W2131/105; F21Y; F21Y2105/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 163 words
A MODULAR LIGHTING FIXTURE COMPRISING, (A) A SIMILARLY CONSTRUCTED TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBER, (B) EACH OF SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS HAVING CONNECTED OPPOSED SIDE AND END PORTIONS, (C) END PIECES CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS TO DEFINE THE CORNERS OF SAID MODULAR FIXTURE, (D) EACH OF SAID END PIECES HAVING A GROOVE FORMED IN THE EDGES THEREOF, SAID GROOVE EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF SAID END PIECE, (E) A TRANSLUCENT PANEL FOR CLOSING THE OPEN SIDE AREA OF SAID FIXTURE, (F) SAID PANEL HAVING ITS OPPOSED END PORTION RECEIVED IN THE GROOVES FORMED IN THE OPPOSED EDGE PORTION OF ADJACENT END PIECES, (G) A LAMP MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID FIXTURE, (H) SLIDER MEANS MOVABLE ALONG THE END PIECES FOR ADJUSTABLY POSITIONING OF SAID LAMP MEANS IN ANY OF SEVERAL POSITIONS WITHIN SAID FIXTURE, MEANS RESILIENTLY CONNECTING SAID LAMP MEANS TO SAID SLIDER MEANS, (I) AND MEANS FOR POSITIVELY MAINTAINING THE ADJUSTED POSITION OF SAID SLIDER MEANS AND LAMP MEANS CONNECTED THERETO.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-11-15 1969-05-17 1969-11-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-11-15 1973-05-17 1973-11-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-11-15 1977-05-17 1977-11-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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