Illumination – Light source and modifier – Adjustable or repositionable modifier
Patent
1994-02-22
1995-07-04
Lazarus, Ira S.
Illumination
Light source and modifier
Adjustable or repositionable modifier
362297, 362306, 362319, 362349, 362451, F21V 700, F21V 1700
Patent
active
054306302
ABSTRACT:
For recessed lighting fixtures, particularly those mounted in ceilings, the present invention provides an easily attached removable accessory device for deflecting a portion of the light path in a selected direction that differs from the original direction, e.g. deflecting downwardly directed light to a substantially horizontal direction. A mirror assembly, typically having two round flat reflecting surfaces, one on each side, is supported by a wire hanger element via an axle portion passing diametrically through the mirror; the hanger element has a pair of hooks at the upper ends of two side wires that engage the recessed light fixture at any desired orientation around the axis of the fixture. The mirror can be tilted to any angle, and is retained at the selected tilt angle by friction of the wire axle being clamped between of a pair of resilient pads. Two or more different reflective surfaces may be provided so that different effects are available according to the surface selected to receive light; for example, shiny, diffused, colored, etc. The reflective surfaces may be formed in a convex or concave shape, as an alternative to a flat surface, to alter the divergence angle of the received light beam in addition to redirecting the beam. A two-sided mirror may be formed in two mating pieces in a spinning fabrication process.
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Kudishevich Anatoly
Swarens Ralph W.
Engineered Lighting Products
Lazarus Ira S.
McTaggart J. E.
Raab Sara Sachie
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