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US 10,865,952 B1Granted
System configured for mounting items to a ceiling support grid and method of mounting
OwnerRaghu Rao, Robert Sorenseninventors
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Abstract
Technologies are described for a system and ceiling grid mounting clip configured for mounting items solely to a lower longitudinally extending flange of a ceiling support grid and method of mounting.
Claims18
A lighting system configured for mounting a lamp to a ceiling support grid, the ceiling support grid comprising:
- a lower longitudinally extending flange and an upper longitudinally extending flange, wherein the upper longitudinally extending flange perpendicularly extends up from a longitudinally extending center axis of the lower longitudinally extending flange;
- a lamp comprising:
- a longitudinally extending housing having a length substantially greater than a width;
- the housing being configured to be mounted solely to the lower longitudinally extending flange of the ceiling support grid, have its longitudinal axis parallel with the longitudinal axis of lower longitudinally extending flange to which it is mounted, and solely extend down from the lower longitudinally extending flange to which it is mounted;
- at least one ceiling grid mounting clip or at least one ceiling grid mounting magnet configured for the mounting of the lamp housing solely to the lower longitudinally extending flange of the ceiling support grid;
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- wherein the at least one ceiling grid mounting clip comprises a first leg and a second leg, the lamp housing comprises a first side and a second side, the lower flange of the ceiling support grid comprises a first edge and a second edge, the first leg of the ceiling grid mounting clip has a lower portion configured to cooperate with the first side of the lamp and an upper portion configured to cooperate with the second edge of the lower flange, the second leg of the ceiling grid mounting clip has a lower portion configured to cooperate with the second side of the lamp and an upper portion configured to cooperate with the first edge of the lower flange, the first leg of the ceiling grid mounting clip is configured to slidingly engage the second leg of the ceiling grid mounting clip, wherein the cooperation of the lamp with the lower portions of the legs of the ceiling grid mounting clip and the cooperation of the lower flange with the upper portions of the legs of the ceiling grid mounting clip holds the lamp to the ceiling support grid.
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The lighting system of 6, wherein the emergency light tester has wireless communications circuitry configured for the remote testing of the operation of the electrical circuitry, the battery, and the array of low voltage LEDs.
A method of mounting a longitudinally extending lamp to a ceiling support grid comprising the steps of:
- aligning a longitudinally extending axis of the lamp with a longitudinally extending axis of the ceiling support grid;
- cooperating at least one ceiling grid mounting clip or at least one magnet with the longitudinally extending lamp and a lower longitudinally extending flange of the ceiling support grid and mounting the aligned lamp solely to the ceiling support grid, wherein the lamp solely extends down from the lower longitudinally extending flange to which it is mounted;
- wherein the cooperating of the at least one ceiling grid mounting clip comprises cooperating a lower portion of a first leg of the at least one ceiling grid mounting clip with a first side of the lamp and cooperating an upper portion of the first leg with a second edge of the lower flange, cooperating a lower portion of a second leg of the at least one ceiling grid mounting clip with a second side of the lamp and cooperating an upper portion of the second leg with a first edge of the lower flange, and slidingly engaging the first leg of the ceiling grid mounting clip with the second leg of the ceiling grid mounting clip and holding the lamp to the ceiling support grid;
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- electrically communicating the lamp with a power supply, wherein the electrical communication of the lamp with the power supply is wireless or wired.
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A ceiling grid mounting clip configured for mounting an item to a ceiling support grid having a lower longitudinally extending flange with a first edge and a second edge, the ceiling grid mounting clip comprising:
- a first leg having a lower portion configured and disposed to cooperate with a first side of the item to be mounted and an upper portion configured and disposed to cooperate with the second edge of the lower longitudinally extending flange;
- a second leg having a lower portion configured and disposed to cooperate with a second side of the item to be mounted and an upper portion configured and disposed to cooperate with the first edge of the lower longitudinally extending flange;
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- wherein the first leg of the ceiling grid mounting clip is configured and disposed to slidingly engage the second leg of the ceiling grid mounting clip and the cooperation of the item being mounted with the lower portions of the legs of the ceiling grid mounting clip and the cooperation of the lower flange with the upper portions of the legs of the ceiling grid mounting clip holds and mounts the item to the ceiling support grid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.