Patent ID: 6042250
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A01G,F21V,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
A horticulture lighting system for providing a uniform field of radiant energy, the system comprising:a reflector hood having a focal point enclosed by side, corner and center reflective panels attached together to form an octagonal-shaped pyramid;wherein the center panel is octagonally shaped along a flat plane and the reflector hood comprises: two pairs of side panels attached to and downwardly depending from the radially outermost portion of the center panel, each side panel being diametrically opposed to another side panel; and two pairs of corner panels attached to and downwardly depending from the radially outermost portion of the center panel, each corner panel being diametrically opposed to another corner panel;so that a plurality of flutes are formed at the intersections of side and corner panels, the flutes reflecting radiation emitted from a bulb positioned at the focal point of the reflector hood perpendicularly downwardly from the flat plane of the center panel.