Lighting fixture housing for suspended ceilings and method of installing same
US7338182B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21Y2103/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lighting fixture housing includes two end caps, a reflector assembly, and a ballast box cover. The two end caps further include top and bottom flanges and mounting brackets having support tabs extending thereon. The lighting fixture housing is installed by first sliding the end caps into position at opposite ends of an opening in a suspended ceiling formed of a T-bar grid, and then attaching the reflector assembly to the end caps. The reflector assembly may be temporarily suspended from the end caps so that electrical connections to the assembly are made and the ballast box cover installed.
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