Method of installing an electrical device on an electrical junction box
US5560101A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49194
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A simple, low-cost method and apparatus for supporting a lighting fixture, motion detector or the like while it is being electrically connected and mounted on a junction box in a side wall or ceiling. A disposable support link is provided for supporting the weight of the fixture during installation. The support link is easily attachable to the junction box and to the fixture without the need for tools, and can even be attached with only one hand. When the electrical connections are completed and the fixture is ready to be mounted on the junction box, the support link may simply be left in place in the junction box or in one embodiment may be removed with one hand as easily as it was attached. The support link is secured to the back side of the fixture in a position that will face the junction box when the fixture is in its installed configuration on the junction box. The other end of the support link is formed to be attachable to the junction box, either directly or through additional mounting hardware such as a cross bar across the face of the junction box. The junction box or cross bar is an otherwise conventional junction box or cross bar that has been provided with a means by w…
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