Twist and lock mounting bracket
US10012365B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49119
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A twist-and-lock mounting bracket secures a lighting fixture to a mounting surface. The twist-and-lock mounting bracket defines an aperture having features corresponding to the shape of a twist-and-lock element disposed on a housing of a lighting fixture. Accordingly, the twist-and-lock element is configured to extend through the aperture while the corresponding features of the twist-and-lock element and the aperture are aligned. The housing may then be rotated such that the tabs do not align with the corresponding features of the aperture, and the twist-and-lock element is thereby prevented from sliding through the aperture. The mounting bracket may be secured to a junction box positioned within a mounting surface, or it may be secured to a biasing bracket having one or more second resilient members configured to engage the interior of a recessed can light.
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