Illumination – Supports – Ceiling-suspended support
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-08
2005-03-08
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supports
Ceiling-suspended support
C362S229000, C362S405000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06863423
ABSTRACT:
A lighting fixture includes a support, a plurality of objects such as crystal ornaments, and a plurality of quick-disconnect connectors connected to the support for hanging the plurality of objects from the support. The plurality of quick-disconnect connectors include a first self-locking position for connecting the plurality of objects to the support and a second releasable position for disconnecting the plurality of objects from the support. The plurality of quick-disconnect connectors may include a plurality of cable grips for suspending the plurality of objects. A method for trimming lighting fixture with objects such as ornaments, and a method for forming a lighting fixture are also disclosed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2117137 (1938-05-01), Blatz
patent: 2753445 (1956-07-01), Thomas et al.
patent: 3943353 (1976-03-01), Tada
patent: 3979584 (1976-09-01), Fossati
patent: 4273405 (1981-06-01), Law
patent: 4634307 (1987-01-01), Gnaedinger et al.
patent: 4676573 (1987-06-01), Norman
patent: 4789759 (1988-12-01), Jones
patent: 5104082 (1992-04-01), Bayer
patent: 5181777 (1993-01-01), Segill et al.
patent: 5241460 (1993-08-01), Schonbek
patent: 5285364 (1994-02-01), Bayer
patent: 5317493 (1994-05-01), Muller et al.
patent: 5339618 (1994-08-01), Sawyer
patent: 5567046 (1996-10-01), Lucas
patent: 5773758 (1998-06-01), Coutureau et al.
patent: 6126305 (2000-10-01), Swarovski
patent: 6155526 (2000-12-01), Brown
patent: 6317632 (2001-11-01), Krig et al.
patent: 6517223 (2003-02-01), Hsu
patent: 6565240 (2003-05-01), Wu
patent: 6761342 (2004-07-01), Giefer et al.
John Sweet Sr., Untitled light fixture, displayed at the Dallas Fairmont Hotel in the Pyramid Room, about 1964.
GripLock Gliders available from Griplock Systems of Carpinteria, California, http://www.griplocksystems.com, 3 pages.
Rugee, pending U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/174,442, filed Jan. 17, 2003, entitled “Lighting Fixture”.
Rugee, pending U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/174,445, filed Jan. 17, 2003, entitled “Lighting Fixture”.
Rugee, pending U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29,174,441, filed Jan. 17, 2003, entitled “Lighting Fixture”.
Rugee, pending U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/174,446, filed Jan. 17, 2003, entitled “Lighting Fixture”.
Rugee Todd B.
Stone John D.
Boyd Lighting Fixture Company
Heslin Rothenburg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
Sawhney Hargobind S.
LandOfFree
Lighting fixtures having releasably attachable objects and... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Lighting fixtures having releasably attachable objects and..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Lighting fixtures having releasably attachable objects and... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3428155