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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2000
Angel M. Orellana, Los Angeles, CA (US);
U.S. Pole Company, Inc., Sun Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A globe lighting assembly comprises a metal cage, a plastic globe at least partially surrounded by the metal cage, a reflector reflecting light from a light source throughout the globe, and a socket clip disposable into the reflector. The socket clip includes legs having at least one position along each of the legs corresponding to settings for the light source in the reflector. The metal cage has lower and upper rings, and prongs which all surround and give structural support for at least one of an upper portion and a lower door of the globe. The upper portion is hingedly connected to the lower door. The lower door has a circular rim that fits into an inner surface of the lower ring when the globe is in the closed position. As a result, the circular rim of the lower portion is not viewable from the outside of the globe. The lower ring of the cage has an inner circular lip that aids in preventing moisture from entering an interior of the globe. The upper portion of the globe has a bottom edge that attaches to the lower ring just to an outside of the inner circular lip to aid in preventing moisture from entering the interior of the globe. The prongs are aligned with flanges and lip extensions extending from the inner circular lip. The prongs are spaced approximately equally from each other around the globe.