Patent ID: 6095668
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: F21V,G02F,G09F

Abstract:
A lighting unit comprising:a solid reflector having an open front, a back opposite said open front, a predetermined shaped reflecting surface, and a center axis, said open front having a circumference, said back of said solid reflector having an opening formed therein, said formed opening centered on said center axis; andan incandescent light source having a fixedly mounted but replaceble bulb, said bulb containing a filament therein, said filament having a top and a bottom, said filament further having a predetermined height, said bulb extending through said formed opening in said back of said solid reflector with the illuminated bottom of said filament substantially aligned with said formed opening and perpendicular to the center axis, said predetermined shaped reflecting surface configured from a set of predetermined curve reference points in relation to said predetermined height to maximally reflect light emitted from said predetermined height of said filament.