US 12,203,631 B2
Round metal housing for a lighting system
Frederick William Kopitzke, Long Beach, CA (US); Ken Czech, Naperville, IL (US); Bao Khoa Vinh, Garden Grove, CA (US); Amir Lotfi, Redondo Beach, CA (US); and Morteza Nejad, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US)
Assigned to DMF, Inc., Carson, CA (US)
Filed by DMF, Inc., Carson, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/378,214.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/123,334, filed on Dec. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/061,160, filed on Aug. 4, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/052,915, filed on Jul. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0018522 A1, Jan. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. F21V 15/01 (2006.01); F21S 8/04 (2006.01); H02G 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 15/01 (2013.01) [F21S 8/04 (2013.01); H02G 3/12 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A housing for a lighting system, the housing comprising:
a sidewall that defines at least a portion of a cavity, the sidewall comprising:
a top end; and
a bottom end, disposed opposite to the top end, defining a bottom opening into the cavity; and
a top component, coupled to the sidewall such that the top component is permanently affixed to the sidewall, having one or more knockouts, the top component comprising:
a base section, abutting at least a portion of the top end of the sidewall, to cover the top end, the base section being flat in shape with an outer edge aligned with an exterior edge of the top end;
a first tab extending from the base section; and
a second tab extending from the base section,
wherein:
at least a portion of the sidewall has a curved shape;
a bottom portion of the cavity proximate to the bottom opening has a first cross-sectional shape that is circular;
a top exterior portion of the housing proximate to the top end has a second cross-sectional shape comprising a circular section corresponding to the sidewall, a first straight section corresponding to the first tab, and a second straight section corresponding to the second tab; and
each of the sidewall and the top component is formed from steel.