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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2010
Joshua J. Markle, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Higley, Cary, NC (US);
Joshua J. Markle, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert Higley, Cary, NC (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Lighting fixtures using light-emitting devices are disclosed with heat sinks that are both decorative and functional by providing heat dissipation for the light-emitting devices used therein. A lighting fixture can contain an insert portion for removably attaching to a heat sink. A light-emitting device can be mechanically coupled and attached to the heat sink while simultaneously electrically coupling and connecting the light-emitting device. A lamp shade can be secured to the heat sink by attachably engaging with a retaining portion of the insert portion. The fixture comprises a lamp shade wherein at least a portion of a body of the heat sink forming a decorative portion can extend outward from the lamp shade.