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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Ideal Industries Lighting Llc, Durham, NC (US);
Elizabeth Rodgers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Benjamin Beck, Union Grove, WI (US);
James Bowden, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Yaote Huang, Morrisville, NC (US);
William Laird Dungan, Cary, NC (US);
Ideal Industries Lighting LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A linear light fixture with gap filler elements. The fixture comprises two primary structural components: a base and a light engine, which may be removably attached. The base comprises a body with end panels at both ends and is mountable to an external structure. The light engine comprises the light sources, an elongated lens, and any other optical elements that tailor the outgoing light to a particular profile. A gap filler element is disposed between the light engine and the end panels at one or both ends of the base to fill the space between those elements, giving the appearance that the light engine extends continuously to the end panel and eliminating direct imaging of the light sources outside the fixture. External reflectors may also be included to further shape the output beam.