Illumination – With furniture – Cabinet
Patent
1997-02-18
1998-06-23
Quach, Y. My
Illumination
With furniture
Cabinet
362294, 362394, F21V 2300, F21V 2900
Patent
active
057695296
ABSTRACT:
A light fixture capable of being mounted on a downwardly-facing surface for illuminating a working surface therebelow. The fixture includes a thin-profile backing plate and a thin-profile cover. The cover releasably attaches to the backing plate to define an enclosed interior space. At least one opening is provided in a bottom wall of the cover, and at least one lamp assembly is contained substantially entirely in the enclosed interior space adjacent the opening in the bottom wall of the cover. The assembly includes a halogen lamp for emitting light in a generally downward direction onto the working surface when the cover is attached to the backing plate. A switch on the fixture varies the intensity of light emitted. The switch includes an actuator accessible from the exterior of the cover, and circuitry in the enclosed interior space for electrically connecting the actuator and lamp to a power source. The backing plate is capable of being mounted on the downwardly-facing surface without the cover attached thereto, the cover thereafter being releasably attachable to the backing plate to enclose the circuitry within the interior space. The backing plate and cover have sufficiently thin profiles that when the backing plate and cover containing the lamp assembly are assembled and mounted on the downwardly-facing surface, the overall height of the fixture is less than 11/2 inches.
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Quach Y. My
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