Patents Examined by Thomas N. Sember
  • Patent number: 5581448
    Abstract: A display lighting system for walls (10) is disclosed which have a housing insertable into the ceiling of a room near the wall desired to be washed by the light from the lighting system. The housing (12) includes an opening from the housing to the room designed by flanges (26). A lamp tray (14) is positioned within the housing by raising it at an angle into the interior of the housing and then rotating it so each of the angularly related legs (56, 58) can be moved through the opening in the housing and then rotated so that each leg rests upon opposing interior portions of the flanges. The leg (56) furthest from the wall to be washed provides an elongated lamp support disposed at an acute angle to the wall so to direct lamps (28) positioned through holes (66) of the light tray towards the wall to be lit. Also disclosed is an electrical compartment (30) centrally located on the housing provided two-handed access from below when the lamp tray and accent plate (34) are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Inventor: Ronald P. Harwood