Conductive chain for touch dimming overhead lights

摘要

Switches, devices, systems, and methods for using a conductive pull chain on an overhead light where physically touching the chain can turn on and off the light as well as provides dimming levels of the overhead light, and for converting overhead light fixtures to have a pull chain that can become touch sensitive to turn on and off and have different light dimming levels. The pull chains can also be consecutively pulled to different brightness levels with three switch controls. The overhead lights can be wall mounted lights, ceiling mounted lights and/or ceiling fans with light fixtures.

主权项

1. An overhead light fixture dimming control system, comprising:
a light fixture adapted to be mounted overhead, the light fixture having a power source connected to a light source by a switch control; and a conductive elongated pull chain formed from aluminum having an upper end attached to the switch control in the light fixture, and a lower hanging free end with all of the conductive chain between the upper end and the lower hanging free end being only touch sensitive to operate the switch control, wherein dimming of the light source is controlled by adapting physical contact with the lower end of the conductive elongated pull chain without pulling the chain, the switch control having three step dimming levels with a first touch setting for turning the light source from an off position to a maximum brightness level, a second touch setting for turning the light source from the maximum brightness level to a medium brightness level, a third touch setting for turning the light source from the medium brightness level to a low brightness level, and a fourth touch setting for turning the low brightness level to the off position.