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US4667278A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Outdoor lighting fixture

Assignee: ABEC LIGHTING Inc A CORP OF FLORIDA
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Filing: 1986-03-10
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Granted: 1987-05-19
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Expires: 2006-03-10
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Abstract

Abstract An electric lighting fixture for outdoor use having a generally cylindrical housing of polyvinyl chloride with concentric outer and inner walls and an annular flange projecting from the center of said inner wall, a first cylindrical spacer ring whose lower end rests on the annular flange within the housing, a circular lens sealed to the upper end of the first spacer ring, a low voltage lamp within said housing having a circular outer edge with a diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of the housing, a second spacer ring having an outer diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of the housing, a cup-shaped base plate having an axial hole in its bottom, and an electric power line passing through the end connected to the low voltage lamp, the outer edge of the lamp lying between the annular flange of the housing and the second spacer ring and the upper edge of the base plate resting against the lower edge of the second spacer ring.

Inventors

  • 👤 David D. Poyer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 04:22
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21S; F21S8/00; F21V; F21V15/00; F21V15/01; F21V27/00; F21V27/02; F21W; F21W2131/00; F21W2131/10; F21W2131/109

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 219 words
An electric lighting fixture for outdoor use comprising a generally cylindrical housing made of polyvinyl chloride having concentric outer and inner walls and an annular flange projecting from the center of said inner wall; a first cylindrical spacer ring made of polyvinyl chloride having an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the housing and whose lower end rests on the annular flange within the housing; a circular lens whose diameter equals the outer diameter of the spacer ring sealed to the upper end of the first spacer ring; a low voltage lamp within said housing having a circular outer edge with a diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of the housing and a pair of terminals; a second spacer ring made of polyvinyl chloride having an outer diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of the housing; a cup-shaped base plate made of polyvinyl chloride having an axial hole in its bottom; a gromet mounted within the hole in the base plate; and an electric power line passing through the gromet and connected to the terminals of the low voltage lamp, the outer edge of the lamp lying between the annular flange and the second spacer ring and the upper edge of the base plate resting against the lower edge of the second spacer ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 219 words
An electric lighting fixture for outdoor use comprising a generally cylindrical housing made of polyvinyl chloride having concentric outer and inner walls and an annular flange projecting from the center of said inner wall; a first cylindrical spacer ring made of polyvinyl chloride having an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the housing and whose lower end rests on the annular flange within the housing; a circular lens whose diameter equals the outer diameter of the spacer ring sealed to the upper end of the first spacer ring; a low voltage lamp within said housing having a circular outer edge with a diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of the housing and a pair of terminals; a second spacer ring made of polyvinyl chloride having an outer diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of the housing; a cup-shaped base plate made of polyvinyl chloride having an axial hole in its bottom; a gromet mounted within the hole in the base plate; and an electric power line passing through the gromet and connected to the terminals of the low voltage lamp, the outer edge of the lamp lying between the annular flange and the second spacer ring and the upper edge of the base plate resting against the lower edge of the second spacer ring.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1990-05-18 1990-11-17 1991-05-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1994-05-18 1994-11-17 1995-05-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1998-05-18 1998-11-17 1999-05-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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