# US 10,871,263 B2 · Supporting accessories for ceiling structures > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,871,263 B2 - Document ID: US10871263B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/381,801 - Filed: 2019-04-11 - Published: 2019-10-03 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-23 - Assignees: Axis Lighting Inc. - Applicants: Axis Lighting Inc. - Inventors: Howard Yaphe; Jody Arsenault; Andrew Miles; Rodel Carbo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10871263B2 ## CPC - F21S 8/026: {intended to be recessed in a ceiling or like overhead structure, e.g. suspended ceiling} - E04B 9/006: {with means for hanging lighting fixtures or other appliances to the framework of the ceiling} - F21V 3/04: characterised by materials, surface treatments or coatings - F21V 7/05: plane - F21V 21/048: {Mounting arrangements for fastening lighting devices to false ceiling frameworks} - E04B 9/0428: {having a closed frame around the periphery} - E04B 9/127: {one member being discontinuous and abutting against the other member} - E04B 9/241: {with the slabs, panels, sheets or the like positioned on the upperside of the horizontal flanges of the supporting construction} - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract A light fixture for mounting in a t-bar ceiling structure, the light fixture includes a housing configured to support a ring-shaped lens to at least partially surround an inner reflective surface, the inner reflective surface being configured to at least partially reflect light incident thereon from the lens, to present a mirage effect in a transition zone near the lens. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A support assembly for supporting ceiling accessories in a designated opening in a t-bar ceiling structure defining an outer planar presentation surface, comprising a plurality of support braces, each support brace configured to bridge a first ceiling accessory locating region alongside a corresponding boundary of the designated opening to receive a first ceiling accessory, each support brace configured to provide support for at least one second ceiling accessory to be positioned alongside the first ceiling accessory locating region and opposite the corresponding boundary of the designated opening, for the second and first ceiling accessories to complement a finished ceiling presentation provided by the t-bar ceiling structure. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) An assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the t-bar ceiling structure defines a first elevation, and wherein each support brace is configured to bridge the first ceiling accessory locating region at a second elevation upwardly spaced from the first elevation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) An assembly as defined in claim 2, each brace including a first coupler to couple with a designated t-bar ceiling structure, and a second coupler to couple with the second ceiling accessory. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) An assembly as defined in claim 3, wherein the first and/or second couplers are adjustable relative to the brace. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) An assembly as defined in claim 4, wherein at least one of the first and/or second couplers includes a fixed segment and a movable segment which is adjustably positionable relative thereto. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) An assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein the fixed and movable segments include complementary passages which are alignable to receive at least one fastener, to fix the position of the movable segment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) An assembly as defined in claim 4, wherein the brace includes a central span portion to support the first and second couplers, the central span portion including a proximal span portion and a pair of distal span portions, at least one of which is adjustably fixable to the central span portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) An assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the first ceiling accessory is a light fixture. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) An assembly as defined in claim 8, wherein the second ceiling accessory is a t-bar structural unit. ### Claim 10 A support device for supporting one or more ceiling accessories in a designated opening in a t-bar ceiling structure, comprising a span portion configured to bridge a first accessory locating region alongside a corresponding boundary of the designated opening, a first coupler to couple with a designated sector of the t-bar ceiling structure near the designated opening, the span portion configured to provide support for at least one second accessory in the designated opening and alongside the first accessory locating region with the second accessory opposite the corresponding boundary, so that a first accessory and the second accessory are complementary with a finished ceiling presentation provided by the t-bar ceiling structure, wherein the t-bar ceiling structure defines a first elevation and the span portion is configured to bridge the first accessory locating region at a second elevation upwardly spaced from the first elevation, so that a lower boundary on the span portion corresponds to an upper boundary of the first accessory locating region. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A device as defined in claim 10, wherein the first accessory includes a light fixture and the second accessory includes a t-bar structural unit, further comprising a second coupler to couple with the t-bar structural unit, to extend through the designated opening to support one or more ceiling panels. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A device as defined in claim 11, wherein one or both of the first and second couplers are adjustable relative to the span portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A device as defined in claim 12, wherein one or both of the first and second couplers includes a leg and a clip biased toward the leg to engage a designated section of the t-bar ceiling structure or the t-bar structural unit, respectively.