Multi-configurable light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting fixture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11339935-B2
Application number	US-202117249490-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2021
Priority date	May 22, 2014
Publication date	May 24, 2022
Grant date	May 24, 2022

Abstract

A light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting fixture is provided. The LED flat panel lighting fixture comprises an LED flat panel lighting device comprising (a) one or more LEDs and (b) one or more first mating mechanisms. The LED flat panel lighting fixture further comprises a mounting bracket comprising one or more second mating mechanisms configured to each mate with a corresponding one of the one or more first mating mechanisms when the LED flat panel lighting device is rotated within the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket. The rotation of the LED flat panel lighting device within a plane of the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket causes the mating of the one or more second mating mechanisms with the corresponding ones of the one or more first mating mechanisms.

First claim

That which is claimed:

1. A light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting device comprising:
a front cover;
a back cover;
a ring secured to the front cover and to the back cover;
one or more LEDs disposed between the front cover and the back cover;
one or more first mating mechanisms; and
a set of electrical connecting wires operatively in electrical communication with the one or more LEDs,
wherein the one or more first mating mechanisms are configured to mechanically secure the LED flat panel lighting device to a mounting bracket to mechanically secure the LED flat panel lighting device in a mounted position and the set of electrical connecting wires are configured to be secured to a power source independent of the mounting bracket.

2. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more first mating mechanisms comprises a locking mechanism configured to retain a mating of the at least one of the one or more first mating mechanisms with a corresponding second mating mechanism such of the mounting bracket.

3. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more LEDs are mounted about an interior perimeter of the LED flat panel lighting device.

4. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the LED flat panel lighting device is configured to be mounted to a junction box via the mounting bracket.

5. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the LED flat panel lighting device is configured to be suspended as a pendant light via the mounting bracket.

6. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the LED flat panel lighting device is round.

7. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the LED flat panel lighting device has a thickness of approximately half an inch to one inch.

8. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , further comprising a frame secured around the front cover, the one or more first mating mechanisms disposed on an external surface of the frame.

9. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the set of electrical connecting wires extend out through the back cover.

10. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the front cover is at least partially transparent.

11. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , further comprising a light guide configured to direct light emitted by the one or more LEDs toward the front cover.

12. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , further comprising driver circuitry, the driver circuitry configured to place the one or more LEDs in electrical communication with the set of electrical connecting wires.

13. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more first mating mechanisms comprises one of a protrusion or a notch.

14. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more first mating mechanisms are configured to mechanically secure the LED flat panel lighting device to the mounting bracket via a rotation of the LED flat panel lighting device within the bracket.

15. A light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting device comprising:
one or more LEDs;
one or more first mating mechanisms; and
a set of electrical connecting wires operatively in electrical communication with the one or more LEDs,
wherein the one or more first mating mechanisms are configured to mechanically secure the LED flat panel lighting device to a mounting bracket to mechanically secure the LED flat panel lighting device in a mounted position and the set of electrical connecting wires are configured to be secured to a power source independent of the mounting bracket and wherein the LED flat panel lighting device is configured to be suspended as a pendant light via the mounting bracket.

16. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the one or more first mating mechanisms comprises a locking mechanism configured to retain a mating of the at least one of the one or more first mating mechanisms with a corresponding second mating mechanism such of the mounting bracket.

17. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more LEDs are mounted about an interior perimeter of the LED flat panel lighting device.

18. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more first mating mechanisms are configured to mechanically secure the LED flat panel lighting device to the mounting bracket via a rotation of the LED flat panel lighting device within the bracket.

19. The LED flat panel lighting device of claim 15 , wherein each of the one or more first mating mechanisms comprises one of a protrusion or a notch.

Assignees

• Feit Electric Co Inc

Inventors

• Feit Alan Barry
• Halliwell Brian

Classifications

• F21V21/02

  Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases (F21V21/08 takes precedence; bases for movable standing lamps F21V21/06) · CPC title

• F21Y2105/00

  Planar light sources · CPC title

• F21S8/043 Primary

  mounted by means of a rigid support, e.g. bracket or arm · CPC title

• F21V21/112

  Fixing lighting devices to pendants (F21V21/002 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title