US 12,168,875 B2
Wall supporting device
Mark Behnecke, Frankston (AU)
Assigned to Illuminated Balustrade Australia Pty Ltd, Frankston South (AU)
Appl. No. 17/440,232
Filed by Illuminated Balustrade Australia Pty Ltd, Frankston (AU)
PCT Filed Mar. 18, 2020, PCT No. PCT/AU2020/050255
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 17, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/186301, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019900886 (AU), filed on Mar. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0170271 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. E04F 11/18 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 11/1812 (2013.01) [E04F 11/1853 (2013.01); F21V 33/006 (2013.01); E04F 2011/1872 (2013.01); E04F 2011/1895 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wall supporting device for supporting a wall segment, the wall supporting device comprising:
a base portion, above which the wall segment is locatable, the base portion comprising:
a top surface on which a portion of a lighting device is restable; and
an aperture in the top surface and configured for receiving the lighting device; and
an arm portion, extending from the base portion, to which the wall segment is securable;
wherein:
the aperture is configured to provide, when the lighting device is received therein, at least one gap between the lighting device and a wall of the aperture, said at least one gap being open at the top surface; and
the base portion further comprises at least one channel that extends vertically downwards into the base portion and is configured such that each of the at least one channel at least partially defines one of the at least one gap, and wherein each of the at least one channel is configured to provide a water-drainage path for directing water away from the lighting device when the lighting device is received by the aperture.