US 11,746,996 B2
Adapter assembly for luminaire
Charles Smith, Dandenong (AU); Mathew Rust, Dandenong (AU); Elizabeth Christmas, North Melbourne (AU); Marcus Krigsman, North Melbourne (AU); Margaux Hayes, North Melbourne (AU); Thi Thanh Thao Nguyen, North Melbourne (AU); and Josh Bell, North Melbourne (AU)
Assigned to SPA ELECTRICS PTY LTD, Dandenong (AU)
Appl. No. 17/753,848
Filed by SPA ELECTRICS PTY LTD, Dandenong (AU)
PCT Filed Sep. 11, 2020, PCT No. PCT/AU2020/050973
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 16, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/051159, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019903454 (AU), filed on Sep. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0341573 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. F21V 21/04 (2006.01); E04H 4/14 (2006.01); F21S 8/02 (2006.01); F21V 17/18 (2006.01); F21W 131/401 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 21/047 (2013.01) [E04H 4/148 (2013.01); F21S 8/024 (2013.01); F21V 17/18 (2013.01); F21W 2131/401 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adapter assembly suitable for securing a luminaire to a niche formed in an internal wall of a pool or spa, the adapter assembly comprising:
a mounting bracket having a rear portion shaped and sized to fit within the niche and a front portion comprising a peripheral flange sized to engage the wall surrounding the niche, the mounting bracket also being configured to enable the luminaire to be secured thereto and be visible from a front side thereof; and
at least one clamping device attached to the rear portion of the mounting bracket and being configured to secure the mounting bracket to the niche, wherein the clamping device comprises a clamping arm and wherein the clamping arm comprises a rigid substrate material and a free end of the clamping arm includes a flexible material overlying the rigid substrate material so as to provide a degree of compliance as the free end of the clamping arm engages the internal wall of the niche, the flexible material provided with a toothed or notched profile to increase grip with the internal wall of the niche.