Modular valance fixture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9541245-B2
Application number	US-201514617034-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2015
Priority date	Feb 9, 2015
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A modular valance fixture includes at least one elongated light fixture including a channel frame having a first end and a second end and to which a plurality of lights are mounted. At least two identical bases each have a distal end and a mounting end that mounts to a wall. At least two identical sleeves each include a slide end that telescopically receives the distal end of one of the bases, a distal end and a tube having a first side and a second side. Each of the at least two identical sleeves are oriented to either act as a left-handed support or as a right-handed support for the at least one elongated light fixture. The first side of each tube of the identical sleeves includes a cutout that faces one of the first and the second ends of the channel frame of the light fixture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A modular valance fixture comprising:
at least one elongated light fixture including a channel frame to which a plurality of lights are mounted and that contains components for providing the plurality of lights with power and a diffuser that covers the plurality of lights, the channel frame including a first end and a second end;
at least two identical bases each having a distal end and a mounting end that mounts to a wall; and
at least two identical sleeves each including a slide end that telescopically receives the distal end of one of the bases, a distal end and a tube having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of each tube of the identical sleeves includes a cutout; and
wherein each of the at least two identical sleeves are oriented in one of two orientations so as to either act as a left-handed support or as a right-handed support for the at least one elongated light fixture, wherein a first orientation includes the first side being oriented such that the cutout is located on a left-handed side of the sleeve and faces the first end of the channel frame and wherein a second orientation includes the first side being oriented such that the cutout is located on a right-handed side of the sleeve and faces the second end of the channel frame.

2. The modular valance fixture of claim 1 , wherein the at least one elongated light fixture comprises first and second identical elongated light fixtures each including the channel frame having the first and second ends.

3. The modular valance fixture of claim 2 , wherein the at least two identical bases comprise at least three identical bases each having the mounting end that mounts to the wall and the distal end.

4. The modular valance fixture of claim 3 , further comprising at least one mid sleeve having a slide end that telescopically receives the distal end of one of the bases and having a left-handed side, a right-handed side and a distal end, wherein the left-handed side of the mid sleeve includes a first cutout that faces the first end of the second elongated light fixture and wherein the right-handed side includes a second cutout that faces the second end of the first elongated light fixture.

5. The modular valance fixture of claim 4 , wherein each of the at least two substantially identical sleeves and the at least one mid sleeve are made of aluminum and provide a heat sink for the plurality of lights.

6. The modular valance fixture of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two substantially identical bases are made of steel and provide a wire way to the wall.

7. The modular valance fixture of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of lights are attached to an outer surface of a portion of the channel frame that faces downward so that the at least one elongated light fixture washes light in a downward direction.

8. The modular valance fixture of claim 7 , wherein the diffuser is planar and sits in slots located on the outer surface of the channel frame.

9. The modular valance fixture of claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the plurality of lights are attached to an outer surface of the channel frame that faces upward and a second portion of the plurality of light are attached to an outer surface of the channel frame that faces downward so that the at least one elongated light fixture washes light in an upward direction and in a downward direction.

10. The modular valance fixture of claim 9 , wherein the diffuser is curved to cover both the plurality of lights that wash light in the downward direction and the plurality of lights that wash light in the upward direction and sits in slots located on a top of the channel frame and a bottom of the channel frame.

11. A modular valance fixture comprising:
a first support arm including an inner assembly having a bracket end that is mounted to a wall and a distal end and an outer assembly having an inner assembly receiving end and a distal end, wherein the outer assembly includes a cutout located on one side of a tube of the outer assembly;
a second support arm including an inner assembly that is identical to the inner assembly of the first support arm and an outer assembly that is identical to the outer assembly of the first support arm; and
at least one light assembly including a housing to which a plurality of lights are mounted and that contains components for providing the plurality of lights with power, wherein the at least one light assembly is supported away from the wall by at least one of the first support arm and the second support arm; and
wherein the identical outer assemblies are assembled to the identical inner assemblies so that the side of the outer assembly of the first support arm that includes the cutout is facing a first end of the housing of the at least one light assembly and the side of the outer assembly of the second support arm that includes the cutout is facing a second end of the housing of the at least one light assembly.

12. The modular valance fixture of claim 11 , wherein the at least one light assembly further comprises a top cover for protecting the components that provide the plurality of lights with power.

13. The modular valance fixture of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of lights are all mounted to an outer surface of the housing and are covered by a diffuser that has a planar shape.

14. The modular valance fixture of claim 11 , wherein the at least one light assembly further comprises an arcuate diffuser where a portion of the plurality of lights are mounted to a first outer surface of the housing and a remaining portion of the plurality of lights are mounted to a second outer surface of the housing.

15. The modular valance fixture of claim 11 , wherein the at least one light assembly comprises at least a first light assembly, a second light assembly and a third support arm, the third support arm including an inner assembly that is identical to the inner assemblies of the first support arm and the second support arm and an outer assembly that is different from the identical outer assemblies of the first support arm and the second support arm, wherein the outer assembly of the third support arm has a first cutout on a first side the tube and a second cutout on a second side of the tube.

16. The modular valance fixture of claim 15 , wherein the outer assembly of the first support arm is coupled to the first end of the housing of the first light assembly, the outer assembly of the third support arm is coupled to the second end of the housing of the first light assembly and coupled to a first end of a housing of the second light assembly and the outer assembly of the second support arm is coupled to the second end of the housing of the second light assembly.

17. A method of assembling a modular valance fixture, the method comprising:
mounting a first support arm to a wall by attaching an inner assembly to the wall and sliding an outer assembly telescopically onto a distal end of the inner assembly, wherein the outer assembly is slid on the distal end of the inner assembly so that a side of the outer assembly that has a cutout is on a left-handed side and the cutout is located proximate to a distal end of the outer assembly;
mounting a second support arm to the wall by attaching an inner assembly that is substantially identical to the inner assembly of the first support arm to the wall and sliding an outer assembly that is substantially identical to the outer assembly of the first support arm telescopically onto a distal end of the inner assembly of the second support arm, wherein the outer assembly of the second support arm is

Assignees

• Target Brands Inc

Inventors

• Floersch David J
• Stafford William Y
• Fee Kenneth
• Rondeau Robert M
• Poniatowski Alex K

Classifications

• F21W2131/405

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• F21W2131/301

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• A47F11/10

  Arrangements of light sources · CPC title

• A47F5/0043

  Show shelves (shelves in general A47B96/02; brackets or similar shelf-supporting means A47B96/06; advertising or price indication G09F) · CPC title