Patent ID: 6179435
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: F21V,G21C,G21F,Y02E

Abstract:
A lighting assembly which extends through the thickness of a wall having a first side and a second side, the assembly comprising:a container housing extending through an aperture in said wall from the first side to the second side of the wall;at least one light source to illuminate an area on the first side of said wall; andmeans being included within the container housing to enable replacement of said light source from the second side of said wall wherein said means includes:at least one fixed duct extending at least part of the way from the first side of the wall to the second side of the wall within the container housing;light source carrier means on which said light source is mounted, said light source carrier means and said light source being movable through said at least one duct from said second side to said first side and from said first side to said second side;moving means to move said light source and said carrier means through said at least one duct; andpower supply means to said light source;the lighting assembly being characterized in that a shape of the fixed duct is non-linear; in that said moving means are flexible and in that in use a failed light source is removed from the duct adjacent the second side of the wall by retraction of the moving means.