US RE50,647 E1
Edge lit fixture
Randy Bernard, Conshohocken, PA (US); and Nathan Snell, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to CREE LIGHTING USA LLC, Racine, WI (US)
Filed by CREE LIGHTING USA LLC, Racine, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/229,742.
Application 18/229,742 is a reissue of application No. 14/526,368, filed on Oct. 28, 2014, granted, now 11,079,076, issued on Aug. 3, 2021.
Int. Cl. F21S 8/02 (2006.01); E04B 9/00 (2006.01); F21S 4/28 (2016.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 15/01 (2006.01); F21V 17/00 (2006.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21S 8/026 (2013.01) [E04B 9/006 (2013.01); F21S 4/28 (2016.01); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 15/01 (2013.01); F21V 17/007 (2013.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light fixture for use in an opening in a ceiling grid, the opening having a periphery defined by the ceiling grid, the light fixture comprising:
a housing comprising a plurality of frames connected to one another to define an open central area, wherein the housing comprises a surface configured to be supported by the ceiling grid such that the housing is supported in the opening, the plurality of frames extending at least partially around the periphery of the opening, the plurality of frames comprising at least one lens frame [ and further comprising at least one fastening mechanism, wherein the at least one fastening mechanism is configured to connect to a portion of the ceiling grid] ;
at least one light panel mounted to the at least one lens frame, the at least one light panel comprising:
an elongated lens comprising a first structural side and a second structural side and a light-transmissive exit side spanning between the first structural side and the second structural side, wherein the first structural side and the second structural side are cooperatively shaped to form a slot for receiving a light strip; and
a light strip comprising at least one light source mounted thereon, the light strip held in place by the slot and positioned such that at least some light emitted from the at least one light source is emitted toward the light-transmissive exit side.