Mounting assembly for lighting apparatus and methods of installation thereof
AssigneeGantri, Inc.
InventorsZachary Rotholz, Allan Jenn Ospina Nieto, Christopher Patrick Cien
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Abstract
Disclosed are mounting bracket assemblies, mounting brackets, mountable light fixtures, and methods of installation thereof. One aspect of the disclosure concerns an assembly for mounting a pendant light comprising a mounting bracket, a hanger, and a strain relief. Another aspect of the disclosure concerns an assembly for mounting a ceiling flush mount light or sconce comprising a mounting bracket, a mountable enclosure, and a threaded fastener. Also disclosed are methods for mounting a pendant light, a ceiling flush mount light, and a sconce.
Claims16
An assembly for mounting a pendant light, comprising:
- a mounting bracket comprising a bracket lower plate, at least two bracket arms extending from the bracket lower plate to allow the mounting bracket to be mounted to a ceiling junction box on a ceiling, a U-shaped slot defined along part of the bracket lower plate, and two inclined tabs extending from the bracket lower plate;
- a hanger comprising a hanger top portion and a hanger bottom portion, wherein the hanger comprises a hanger channel extending longitudinally through the hanger, wherein at least a segment of the hanger channel comprises a threaded inner channel, wherein the hanger top portion comprises a hanger head, a hanger skirt, and a hanger groove defined in between the hanger head and the hanger skirt, wherein the hanger groove only partially extends around a circumference of the hanger top portion;
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- a strain relief comprising an exterior threaded portion, a plurality of gripping flaps, and a strain relief channel extending longitudinally through the strain relief,
- wherein the strain relief channel is configured to receive a pendant light cord of the pendant light,
- wherein the plurality of gripping flaps is configured to clamp onto the pendant light cord when the exterior threaded portion is screwed into the threaded inner channel of the hanger,
- wherein the hanger is detachably secured to and hangs from the mounting bracket when the hanger top portion is slid into the U-shaped slot, and wherein the two inclined tabs prevent the hanger from inadvertently sliding out of the U-shaped slot when the hanger hangs from the mounting bracket.
A method of mounting a pendant light, comprising:
- fastening a mounting bracket to a ceiling junction box, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a bracket lower plate, a U-shaped slot defined along part of the bracket lower plate, and two inclined tabs extending from the bracket lower plate;
- sliding a hanger down the two inclined tabs into the U-shaped slot to hang the hanger from the mounting bracket;
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- screwing a strain relief having a pendant light cord extending therethrough into a threaded inner channel of the hanger to clamp the strain relief to a segment of the pendant light cord, wherein the pendant light cord is connected to the pendant light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.