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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samuel Tobias, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Donald R Davidson, Chatham, NJ (US);
Robert H Hanes, Rochelle Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
H-Tech, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ; F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362101 ; 362267 ; 362364 ; 362310 ;
Abstract
A housing for an underwater lighting fixture includes a wet niche formed from plastic and provided with three alternative grounding pathways. A conductor strap is attached to the niche by a threaded lug which extends through the strap and an adjacent wall of the niche to permit an internal ground wire and an external ground wire to be connected to the strap. As a further grounding assurance, the lighting fixture is grounded through a bracket which attaches to the conductor strap. The bracket also serves as a current collector to receive electrical charge from the surrounding water.