High wattage insulated ceiling lighting fixture

Patent 4910651 Issued on March 20, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date:

August 23, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Montanez, Jesse J.

Assignee

Thomas Industries, Inc.

Application

No. 235169 filed on 08/23/1988

US Classes:

362/148, Subceiling362/365, With mounting means362/418Adjustable light support

Examiners

Primary: Lazarus, Ira S.
Assistant: Cole, Richard R.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Hill, Van Santen, Steadman & Simpson

Foreign Patent References

230619 AU 07/21/2013
595142 CA 03/21/1960
1176345 FR 04/21/2013

International Class

F21S 001/06

Abstract

An adjustable socket plate member for a recessed ceiling lighting fixture, includes a plate member adapted to receive a lamp socket and a leg member which an elongated slot and a circular aperture which receive a securing member associated with a lamp housing for selective positioning of the plate member within the lamp housing. Furthermore, a rectangular box shaped enclosure is provided for the recessed ceiling lighting fixture to prevent overheating of the fixture by creating an air space between the fixture and any insulation surrounding the fixture.