Light fixture

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first example light fixture.

FIG. 2 is another front view of the light fixture of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the light fixture of FIG. 1 showing one of the light emitting rods decoupled from the housing.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the example light fixture of FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 5 is a back view of one of the light emitting rods of the example light fixture of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a front view of one of the light emitting rods of the example light fixture of FIG. 1.

The features shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for “light fixture,” as shown and described in FIGS. 1-6.

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Patent History
Patent number: D751735
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 5, 2014
Date of Patent: Mar 15, 2016
Assignee: RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION (Milwaukee, WI)
Inventors: Mark R. Swessel (Milwaukee, WI), Norbert Hahn (Franklin, WI), Tim Muhl (Slinger, WI), Mark G. Petri (Mequon, WI), Paul Maly (Mequon, WI), Charles S. Waugaman (Mequon, WI), Paul D. Rowlett (Grafton, WI), Jason Dondlinger (Bellevue, IA), Matthew C. McNeill (Mequon, WI)
Primary Examiner: Marcus Jackson
Application Number: 29/493,119
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fluorescent (D26/3)