Patent ID: 8209912
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: A01G,F21S,F21V,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A horticultural lighting fixture comprising: a housing, a gasket, a sheet of glass, four glass retention rails, and eight threaded fasteners; the housing constructed from a center portion, a first portion, and a second portion, the housing defining an interior space therein and having an open side, the open side including a sealing face; the first portion constructed from one continuous sheet of metal having two threaded holes including a first tab formed to match the angle of the right side and a second tab formed to match the angle of the left side, each tab having a threaded hole; the second portion constructed from one continuous sheet of metal having two threaded holes with a third tab formed to match the angle of the right side and a fourth tab formed to match the angle of the left sides, each tab having a threaded hole; the center portion constructed from a continuous sheet of metal, forming the left, right, and top sides of the housing, in connection with the first portion forming the first end, and the second portion forming the second end, leaving the open side at the bottom with the exposed edges of the center portion, first portion, and second portion defining the sealing face; the gasket having a top and bottom surface, constructed in shape and size matching the sealing face, the bottom gasket surface sealingly mates to the sealing face; the sheet of glass having an inward glass surface and outward glass surface, constructed in shape and size matching the gasket; the first glass retention rail having a length matching the bottom edge of the first portion, having two through holes matching position of the first portion threaded holes, and formed into an L shape having the bottom of the L parallel with the outward glass surface and the top of the L matching the angle of the first portion; the second glass retention rail having a length matching the bottom edge of the second portion, having two through holes matching position of the second portion threaded holes, and formed into an L shape having the bottom of the L parallel with the outward glass surface and the top of the L matching the angle of the second portion; the third glass retention rail having a length matching the distance between the first tab and third tab, having a first through hole matching the position of the threaded hole of the first tab, and a second through hole matching the location of the threaded hole of third tab, and formed into an L shape having the bottom of the L parallel with the outward glass surface and the top of the L matching the angle of the right side; the fourth glass retention rail having a length matching the distance between the second tab and third tab, having a first through hole matching the position of the threaded hole of second tab, and a second through hole matching the location of the threaded hole of fourth tab, and formed into an L shape having the bottom of the L parallel with the outward glass surface and the top of the L matching the angle of the left side; the eight threaded fasteners of diameter and thread type matching the threaded holes, removably engage the first, second, third, and fourth glass retention rails to the housing, compressively securing the sheet of glass to the gasket, sealingly mating the inward glass surface to the top gasket surface.