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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2016
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Timothy Scott Farrell, Swansea, MA (US);
Derek Bruce Baker, Middleborough, MA (US);
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
End caps for light fixtures that can be used, for instance, to reduce light leaks along lens seams and gaps are provided. In one example embodiment, a light fixture can have a fixture body. The fixture body can have an end portion. The light fixture can further include a lens and a light source positioned within the fixture body so as to provide light through the lens. The light fixture can further include an end cap having a cover plate. The cover plate can have a shape adapted to cover at least a portion of the end portion of the fixture body. The end cap can further include a magnetic coupling element configured to removably secure the end cap to the fixture body. The end cap can have a top portion configured to overlap at least a portion of the lens when the end cap is secured to the fixture body.