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US 11,306,902 B1Granted
Can light installation system
OwnerLaVon Bennettinventor
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Abstract
A light can or enclosure for a can light fixture that simplifies installation, by incorporating to the can the functions of drilling a hole, and mounting the can.
Claims20
A light can, comprising:
- a sleeve that includes an elongate cylindrical member with rounded outer sidewalls;
- a hollow within the sleeve;
- two side members that extend co-axially along opposing sides of the sleeve and past a first end of the sleeve, each side member having an edge for cutting a surface;
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- an annular ridge at a second end of the sleeve,
- wherein the two opposing side members are to extend within a structural surface, the sleeve to be rotated axially with the edges of the two side members to cut a rounded hole within the surface, the sleeve to be inserted within the hole, and the annular ridge to stop the sleeve from further insertion of the sleeve within the surface.
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A light can, comprising:
- a sleeve that includes an elongate cylindrical member with rounded outer sidewalls and a top covering;
- a hollow within the sleeve;
- a central member having a pointed head to cut into a surface;
- a plurality of side members that extend co-axially along opposing sides of the sleeve and extend beyond a first end of the sleeve, each side member having an edge for cutting a surface when the sleeve is rotated within the surface so to define a circular cutout portion of the surface and allow the sleeve to be inserted within a material underneath the surface;
- annular threads at or near a second end of the sleeve, the annular threads to allow a screw fit of the light can within the material underneath the surface,
- an annular ridge at a second end of the sleeve, the annular ridge to stop the sleeve from further insertion of the sleeve within the surface.
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A light can, comprising:
- a sleeve that includes an elongate cylindrical member with rounded outer sidewalls;
- a hollow within the sleeve;
- a central member that extends outward from the sleeve, the central member having a pointed head to cut into a surface;
- a plurality of side members that extend co-axially along opposing sides of the sleeve and extend beyond a first end of the sleeve, each side member having an edge for cutting into a a surface when the sleeve is rotated within the surface so to define a circular cutout portion of the surface and allow the sleeve to be inserted within a material underneath the surface;
- annular threads at or near a second end of the sleeve, the annular threads to allow a screw fit of the light can within the material underneath the surface,
- an annular ridge at a second end of the sleeve, the annular ridge to stop the sleeve from further insertion of the sleeve within the surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.