Light fixture housing

Mayfield, III , et al. July 3, 2

Patent Grant D545991

U.S. patent number D545,991 [Application Number D/215,571] was granted by the patent office on 2007-07-03 for light fixture housing. This patent grant is currently assigned to Acuity Brands, Inc.. Invention is credited to Kevin Leadford, Stephen H. Lydecker, John T. Mayfield, III.


United States Patent D545,991
Mayfield, III ,   et al. July 3, 2007

Light fixture housing

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a light fixture housing, as shown and described.
Inventors: Mayfield, III; John T. (Loganville, GA), Leadford; Kevin (Evergreen, CO), Lydecker; Stephen H. (Snellville, GA)
Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Appl. No.: D/215,571
Filed: October 21, 2004

Current U.S. Class: D26/118
Current International Class: 2699
Field of Search: ;D26/118,76,75,152,138,77,121,74,142,128,113,119,120,122 ;362/223,263,225,339,404,219,217,364,291,328,257,260,317,326,330,341

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Primary Examiner: Nunn; Freda S.
Assistant Examiner: Rudzinski; Kevin K.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

Description



FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a light fixture housing of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the light fixture housing of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the light fixture housing of FIG. 1 taken along the line 3-3 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the light fixture housing of FIG. 1 taken along the line 4-4 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the light fixture housing of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the light fixture housing of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the light fixture housing of FIG. 5 taken along the line 7-7 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the light fixture housing of FIG. 5 taken along the line 8-8 in FIG. 6.

FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8 are broken away to indicate indeterminate length. The broken lines are shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 shown on the respective end faces of the light fixture housing are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The top of the light fixture housing is unornamented and forms no part of the design.

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