Lighting fixture

Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a lighting fixture in accordance with our new design, in which corner connectors are shown in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is bottom perspective view thereof, in which the corner connectors shown in FIG. 1 have been omitted to reveal portions of the design obscured by the corner connectors;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear and side elevations being identical thereto;

FIG. 5 is a bottom perspective view of another embodiment of a lighting fixture in accordance with our new design, in which corner connectors are shown in broken lines;

FIG. 6 is bottom perspective view thereof, in which the corner connectors shown in FIG. 5 have been omitted to reveal portions of the design obscured by the corner connectors;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear and side elevations being identical thereto.

The broken lines are shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 5, and 7 for illustrative purposes only and indicate the nature and use of our new design.

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Other references
  • Habitat Fluorescent Lights catalog #6, p. 10, suspended fluorescent lighting fixture, Apr. 1981. U.S. application No. 29/082154, Herst et al., filed Jan. 15, 1998. U.S. application No. 29/082141, Herst et al., filed Jan. 15, 1998. Peerless Catalog, 9.times.3 Rounded Lightscreen Indirect, 1996, (1 page). Peerless Catalog, 6.times.3 Wall Wash, 1996 (2 pages) Prior to Filing Date. Peerless computer rendition of prior art luminaire design Prior to Filing Date.
Patent History
Patent number: D411027
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 15, 1998
Date of Patent: Jun 15, 1999
Assignee: Peerless Lighting Corporation (Berkeley, CA)
Inventors: Douglas J. Herst (Ross, CA), Utkan Salman (Oakland, CA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Attorney: Donald L. Beeson
Application Number: 0/82,155
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Circular Tube (D26/79)
International Classification: 2605;