Fiber optic lens and lamp assembly and method for installing same under floor covering and the like
CA 1300581 C · Owner: Grise, Frederick G.J. · Inventors: Grise, Frederick G.J.
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This invention discloses a fiber optic lens holder and lamp assembly for use in lighting systems used beneath carpets and other types of floor or wall coverings. The lens assembly includes a housing having a cavity for receiving the lamp an optically, transparent web portion adjacent to the lamp cavity and an annular end portion for receiving a bundle of optical fibers. The optical fibers are fused together at one end and are secured in the housing at the other within the annular section. The lens and lamp assembly is installed, typically with a flat cable conductor assembly, on the floor prior to laying of the carpet. Holes are cut in the carpet corresponding with the locations for the …
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- Granted May 12, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 12, 2009.
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