Patent ID: 9696020
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B64F,F21S,F21V,F21W

Claim:
1. A fixture ring for seating runway lights, the fixture ring comprising: a. a base ring defined by a top, a bottom opposite the top, an outer perimeter, and an inner perimeter, the base ring defining a central axis and a base ring inner diameter, wherein the top comprises a slot slanting towards the inner perimeter and the bottom, a cutout that lowers a height of the base ring at the cutout, and a plurality of through-holes intermittently and angularly spaced apart about the outer perimeter, the through-holes extending from the top of the base ring to the bottom of the base ring and parallel to the central axis; b. an annular lip extending radially inwardly from the inner perimeter of the base ring, the annular lip defining an annular lip inner diameter, wherein the annular lip inner diameter is smaller than the base ring inner diameter, the annular lip defining a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and an inner perimeter surface, wherein the top surface of the annular lip comprises a first through-hole and a second through-hole, each through-hole extending from the top surface to the bottom surface of the annular lip, wherein the first and the second through-holes of the annular lip are located at diametrically opposite sides, wherein the top surface of the annular lip further comprises a locating peg protruding upwardly towards the top of the base ring and parallel to the central axis; c. a pair of spacers projecting away from the top and bottom of the base ring, a first spacer comprising a first threaded channel extending therethrough, and a second spacer comprising a second threaded channel extending therethrough, each threaded channel parallel to the central axis, and each threaded channel aligned with one of the first or second through-holes of the annular lip; d. a lift bar operatively connected to the pair of spacers, the lift bar extending substantially from the first through-hole of the annular lip to the second through-hole of the annular lip, wherein the lift bar comprises a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, a first through-hole of the lift bar adjacent to the first end and extending from the top side of the lift bar to the bottom side of the lift bar, and a second through-hole of the lift bar adjacent to the second end and extending from the top side of the lift bar to the bottom side of the lift bar; and e. a pair of threaded bolts, a first bolt insertable through the first through-hole of the annular lip, the first channel of the first spacer, and the first through-hole of the lift bar, and a second bolt insertable through the second through-hole of the annular lip, the second channel of the first spacer, and the second through-hole of the lift bar, wherein rotation of the first and second bolts in a first direction causes the lift bar to rise up towards the base ring, and rotation of the first and second bolts in a second direction causes the lift bar to descend away from the base ring.