Suspended ceiling fixture mount
US5628418A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G3/20
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical fixture mounting device for hanging an electrical fixture, such as a fan or light, from a suspended ceiling having a criss-cross framework of perpendicular supporting members supported from an overhead support structure. The device includes a box having a closed top, an open bottom, a continuous side wall, and slots in the side wall extending inwardly from the open bottom and configured to engage the supporting members. A wire is fastened at one end to the box and at its other end to the overhead support structure to suspend the box from the overhead support structure.
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