Projector mount and method and system for installing a device in a suspending ceiling
OwnerJay Dittmer, Mike Warreninventors
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Abstract
A system for installing a device in a suspended ceiling grid includes a device housing, and a frame adapted to be received in the suspended ceiling grid. The device housing is received in an aperture defined by the frame. A plurality of structures releasably secures the device housing to the frame. Embodiments of the invention provide simpler and more effective methods and systems for mounting ceiling mounted devices above a suspended ceiling such that the device can be installed in a minimal amount of time by one person.
Claims17
A system for installing a device in a suspended ceiling grid, the system comprising:
- a device housing;
- a frame adapted to be received in the suspended ceiling grid, the device housing received in an aperture defined by the frame;
- and
- a plurality of structures for releasably securing the device housing to the frame.
A method of installing a device in a suspended ceiling grid comprising:
- inserting a frame in an aperture defined by the suspended ceiling grid, the frame defining a frame aperture;
- attaching the frame to an overhead structure with a plurality of suspension wires;
- inserting a device housing in the frame aperture;
- and
- latching the device housing to the frame.
A system for installing a device in a suspended ceiling grid, the system comprising:
- a device housing;
- a frame adapted to be received in the suspended ceiling grid, the device housing received in an aperture defined by the frame;
- and
- means for releasably securing the device housing to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.