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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1986
John W Davis, Greenwood, SC (US);
Harvey D Corley, Cross Hill, SC (US);
Michael P Boudreau, Greenwood, SC (US);
J Larry Laughlin, Hodges, SC (US);
Professional Medical Products, Inc., Greenwood, SC (US);
Abstract
A retractable light assembly for use in portions of a room and for hidden storage within the ceiling of the room when not in use, comprising a rigid support frame adapted to be mounted within an opening in and above the ceiling of a room and defining a lower frame opening containing movable panels attached to the frame for movement between a first position closing the frame opening and a second position extending downwardly therefrom into a room. A positionally adjustable lighting fixture mounted on the upper surface of one of the panels is carried thereby from a stored, hidden position in the ceiling into the room for manual positioning and use. An electromechanically-powered linear actuator connecting the frame to the panels is actuated to move the panels and lighting fixture from stored to use position.