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US 11,543,092 B2Granted
Ceiling mounted assembly for electrical components
AssigneeARON Lighting LLC
InventorsRobert Edwin McLaughlin, III, Robert Norman Aronchick, Bryan Paul Aronchick, Jake Solomon Aronchick
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to an assembly that is configured to be installed or integrated into a suspended grid ceiling.
Claims17
An assembly comprising:
- a base plate;
- and
- a first accessory housing coupled to the base plate, the first accessory housing defining a chamber to receive an accessory insert therein, the first accessory housing comprising a first end adjacent the base plate and a second end spaced apart from the first end, a first wall and a second wall of the chamber extending between the first end and the second end, wherein
- the second end defines an opening of the chamber to receive the accessory insert,
- the assembly is configured to be coupled to a ceiling grid such that the first accessory housing is positioned above horizontal portions of intersecting members of the ceiling grid, the intersecting members each having a t-shape comprising a horizontal portion and a vertical portion extending along a length of the respective member,
- the second end of the first accessory housing comprises a first flange extending outwards from the first wall and a second flange extending outwards from the second wall, and
- the first flange and the second flange are adjacent to one another.
4 more elements
A ceiling assembly comprising:
- a ceiling grid comprising:
- a first member having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion extending along a length of the first member;
- and
- a second member having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion extending along a length of the second member;
- an accessory assembly comprising:
- a base plate;
- and
- a first accessory housing coupled to the base plate, the first accessory housing defining a chamber to receive an accessory insert therein, the first accessory housing comprising a first end adjacent the base plate and a second end spaced apart from the first end, a first wall and second wall of the chamber extending between the first end and the second end, and the second end defining an opening of the chamber to receive the accessory insert;
- and
- at least one ceiling tile supported by the horizontal portions of the first member and the second member and by the second end of the first accessory housing, wherein
- the accessory assembly is configured to be coupled to the ceiling grid such that the first accessory housing is positioned above the horizontal portions of the first and second members;
- the second end of the first accessory housing comprises a first flange extending outwards from the first wall and a second flange extending outwards from the second wall, and
- the first flange and the second flange are adjacent to one another.
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An accessory assembly comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber to receive an accessory insert therein, the housing comprising a first wall and a second wall disposed between a first end and a second end, wherein the second end defines an opening of the chamber to receive the accessory insert, and wherein the second end comprises a first mounting arm extending from the first wall and a second mounting arm extending from the second wall, the first mounting arm and the second mounting arm each being shaped to extend over and couple to vertical portions of respective members of a ceiling grid, and wherein the first mounting arm and the second mounting arm are configured to be mounted to the vertical portions of two intersecting members of the ceiling grid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.