| US 7,481,557 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for reflecting light | ||
| Shannon Celeste Gaines, Peachtree City, Ga. (US); Jerold Tickner, Aurora, Colo. (US); Stephen Geyer, Golden, Colo. (US); and Edward Bernard Bilson, Germantown, Tenn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 25, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/339,164. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0171652 A1, Jul. 26, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F21V 7/09 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 362—297 [362/346; 362/370] | 31 Claims |
| 18. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
a reflector member, comprising:
a side wall;
a first arcuate reflector surface extending from the side wall and comprising a first surface finish and a first reflector
edge; and
a second arcuate reflector surface extending from the side wall and comprising a second surface finish and a second reflector
edge, whereby the second arcuate reflector surface is positioned adjacent the first arcuate reflector surface such that the
second reflector edge is located in a spaced-apart orientation from the first reflector edge;
wherein the first arcuate reflector surface and the second arcuate reflector surface define a light housing between them;
and
a connecting wall attached to the first reflector edge and to the second reflector edge, wherein a surface of the wall faces
the interior of the light housing, and wherein the connecting wall is disposed such that any light reflected from the connecting
wall must reflect from at least one of the first arcuate reflector surface and the second arcuate reflector surface prior
to exiting the light housing.
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