US RE50,394 E1
Light fixture with tiltable sealed light source
Darrin I. Schmuckle, Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to Hunter Industries, Inc., San Marcos, CA (US)
Filed by Hunter Industries, Inc., San Marcos, CA (US)
Filed on May 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/321,342.
Application 17/321,342 is a continuation of application No. 15/011,137, filed on Jan. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,197,252, issued on Feb. 5, 2019.
Application 17/321,342 is a reissue of application No. 16/228,457, filed on Dec. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,288,267, issued on May 14, 2019.
Int. Cl. F21V 3/00 (2015.01); F21S 8/02 (2006.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21V 17/02 (2006.01); F21V 19/02 (2006.01); F21V 21/14 (2006.01); F21V 21/30 (2006.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01); F21V 23/06 (2006.01); F21V 29/507 (2015.01); F21V 29/70 (2015.01); F21V 29/74 (2015.01); F21V 31/00 (2006.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); F21W 131/10 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21V 19/02 (2013.01) [F21V 3/00 (2013.01); F21V 7/00 (2013.01); F21V 17/02 (2013.01); F21V 23/003 (2013.01); F21V 23/06 (2013.01); F21V 29/70 (2015.01); F21V 29/74 (2015.01); F21V 31/005 (2013.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); F21S 8/022 (2013.01); F21V 21/14 (2013.01); F21V 21/30 (2013.01); F21V 29/507 (2015.01); F21W 2131/10 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light assembly [ fixture ] comprising:
an outer housing having [ including] :
a first end configured to be positioned at or below a ground level or wall surface when [ the outer housing is ] installed; [ and ]
a second end opposite [ different from ] the first end ; [ , the second end including ] an outer housing axis extending through [ away from ] the first and second ends of the outer housing [ end] ;
[ a tilt assembly including an adjustment; and ]
an [ a hermetically sealed ] inner housing assembly having [ including] :
a first end;
a second end [ different from the first end and including a lens] ; [ and ]
an inner housing body extending between the first and second ends of the inner housing assembly and forming a hermetic seal with the second end;
a light cartridge positioned within the inner housing body and having a lighting element [ including one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) ] configured to emit light through the [ lens of the ] second end of the inner housing assembly; and [ , ]
a tilt assembly connected to the inner housing body and having a user input portion configured to receive user input, [ wherein ] the tilt assembly [ includes an outside portion accessible and adjustable by a user from outside the hermetically sealed inner housing, and an inside portion responsive to the outside portion, the tilt assembly collectively ] configured to tilt the [ one or more ] light cartridge [ emitting diodes (LEDs) ] between a first tilt position and a second tilt position [ different from the first tilt position ] with respect to the outer housing axis upon receipt of the user input without breaking the hermetic seal [ unsealing the inner housing] .