Housing for mostly indirect luminaire

- NSI Enterprises, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a broken away bottom prospective view of a housing for a mostly indirect luminaire in accordance with our new design;

FIG. 2 is a broken away bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a broken away front elevational view thereof, the rear being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a broken away top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof taken along lines 5--5 in FIG. 3 and illustrates uniform cross-sectional shape.

FIGS. 1-4 are broken away to indicate indeterminate length. The broken lines are shown in FIG. 1 for illustrative purposes only and indicate the nature and use of our new design and form no part of the claimed design.

A characteristic feature of the design resides in the bottom of the luminaire housing being opaque, rather than transparent or translucent.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D318929 August 6, 1991 Herst et al.
Other references
  • "Envision 8 1/2.times.4 Rounded V Indirect", Peerless Lighting Corporation brochure, 1995. U.S. application No. 29/078,693, Herst et al., filed Oct. 30, 1997. U.S. application No. 29/078,691, Herst et al., filed Oct. 30, 1997. U.S. application No. 29/078,690, Herst et al., filed Oct. 30, 1997. Peerless Product Brochure, Envision, 1994. Peerless Product Brochure, 10".times.3/58" Rounded Systems, 1993. Peerless Product Brochure, 2 3/4.times.2 1/2 Rectangular, 1996. Linear Lighting Product Brochures, Trilite 49, Mar. 1995. LiteControl Product Brochure, Via Pendant Indirect, 1991. Ledalite Product Brochure, Vector Ergoline, 1992. Precision Architectural Lighting (PAL) Product Brochure, AV900 "V" Series, 1992. LAM Product Brochure, Litewedge Indirect, 1985. National Lighting Product Brochure, RV9 Series, undated.
Patent History
Patent number: D426338
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 30, 1997
Date of Patent: Jun 6, 2000
Assignee: NSI Enterprises, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Douglas J. Herst (Ross, CA), Utkan Salman (Oakland, CA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Attorney: Donald L. Beeson
Application Number: 0/78,689
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fluorescent Tube Type (D26/75)
International Classification: 2605;