Apparatus and method for mounting a fixture
OwnerFrank Blateriinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for mounting a fixture having a counterbore to a downrod having a diameter different from that of the counterbore, according to which an adapter is provided that has a counterbore with a diameter that corresponds to the outer diameter of the downrod, and an outer diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the counterbore of the fixture. The end portion of the downrod is connected in the counterbore of the adapter, and a cylindrical portion of the adapter is connected in the counterbore of the fixture.
Claims30
Apparatus for mounting a fixture, the apparatus comprising:
- a downrod having an outer diameter;
- a coupling extending from the fixture and having a counterbore with a diameter that is different from the outer diameter of the downrod;
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- a cylindrical adapter having a counterbore with a diameter that corresponds to the outer diameter of the downrod, and a portion having an outer diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the coupling counterbore;
- the adapter receiving the end portion of the downrod and the adapter portion extending in the coupling counterbore to connect the downrod to the fixture.
An adapter for mounting a downrod to a fixture having a counterbore with a diameter that is different from the outer diameter of the downrod;
- the adapter comprising a body member having a counterbore with a diameter that corresponds to the outer diameter of the downrod, and an outer diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the fixture counterbore;
- the adapter receiving the end portion of the downrod, and extending in the fixture counterbore, to connect the downrod to the fixture.
A method for mounting a fixture having a counterbore to a downrod having a diameter different from that of the counterbore, the method comprising
- providing an adapter having a counterbore with a diameter that corresponds to the outer diameter of the downrod, and a portion having an outer diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the fixture counterbore;
- connecting an end portion of the downrod in the counterbore of the adapter, and connecting a cylindrical portion of the adapter in the fixture counterbore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.