Module for a lighting fixture

- Cree, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a first front perspective view of a module for a lighting fixture according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a second front perspective view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a first back perspective view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a second back perspective view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a back view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a left side view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a first front perspective view of a module for a lighting fixture according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a second front perspective view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a first back perspective view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a second back perspective view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a front view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 16 is a back view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a right side view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a left side view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 20 is a top view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 21 is a first front perspective view of a module for a lighting fixture according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 22 is a second front perspective view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 23 is a first back perspective view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 24 is a second back perspective view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 25 is a front view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 26 is a back view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 27 is a right side view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 28 is a left side view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 29 is a bottom view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the third embodiment; and,

FIG. 30 is a top view of the module for a lighting fixture according to the third embodiment.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only, and do not form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a module for a lighting fixture, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D744669
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 22, 2013
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 2015
Assignee: Cree, Inc. (Durham, NC)
Inventors: Michael James Harris (Cary, NC), Spencer Scott Pratt (Cary, NC)
Primary Examiner: Marcus Jackson
Application Number: 29/452,813
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Light Source (D26/1)