Extruded track lighting system

- ACI The Display People
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an extruded track lighting system, comprising a lighting bracket and extruded track, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the lighting bracket shown in FIG. 1, the rear view being identical;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the lighting bracket of FIG. 2, the right side view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the lighting bracket of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the lighting bracket of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the extruded track shown in FIG. 1, the rear view being identical;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view of the extruded track of FIG. 6, the right side view being identical;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the extruded track of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the extruded track of FIG. 6.

The extruded track is omitted from FIGS. 2 through 5 and the bracket is omitted from FIGS. 6 through 9 for purposes of disclosure and convenience of illustration.

The lamp shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1, 6 and 15 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D399594
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 4, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 1998
Assignee: ACI The Display People (Covina, CA)
Inventor: Thomas G. Patik (San Dimas, CA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Law Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
Application Number: 0/61,952