Patent ID: 9557048
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: F21S,F21V,F21Y

Claim:
1. A heat dissipating housing for a lighting device, comprising: a back wall comprising an upper section and a lower section, wherein the upper section and the lower section are connected to each other; and a sidewall extending down from the upper section of the back wall, wherein the back wall and the sidewall define a cavity of the housing, wherein the upper section of the back wall is elevated from the lower section of the back wall such that when a printed circuit board (PCB) having an uninsulated electrical element on a back side of the PCB is in contact with the lower section of the back wall within the cavity, the uninsulated electrical element is separated from a closest point on the housing by an air gap and a distance that is compliant with an Underwriters Laboratories (UL) spacing requirement, wherein the back side of the PCB faces the upper section of the back wall.