Patent ID: 8950911
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: F21S,F21V

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for a lighting fixture, the assembly comprising: a fixture shield; an optic housing coupled at least in part to the fixture shield and having a light-emitting surface; and a heat sink movably coupled to the fixture shield in an initial low position, the heat sink being self-adjusting to one or more high positions relative to the fixture shield in direct response to displacement caused by one or more objects contained within the optic housing, the heat sink having a bottom surface facing toward the fixture shield and a top surface opposite the bottom surface; and a plurality of spring-loaded fasteners for coupling the heat sink to the fixture shield, each of the spring-loaded fasteners including a compression spring which applies a force against the top surface of the heat sink to adjustably press the heat sink toward the fixture shield.