Mounting assembly for a chandelier-type light fixture

A mounting assembly for a chandelier-type light fixture to be suspended by suspending means such as a chain or the like from a ceiling, said assembly comprising:

• an outlet box open at its bottom adapted to be mounted in an opening in the ceiling;
• a crossbar extending beneath the bottom of the outlet box, the ends of the crossbar projecting beyond the sides of the outlet box for engagement with the ceiling;
• means interconnecting the crossbar and the outlet box, said interconnecting means being adjustable for varying the elevation of the crossbar relative to the outlet box and capable of developing a clamping force for holding the crossbar clamped against the ceiling in spaced relation to the outlet box;
• a support extending down from the crossbar having a head at its lower end adapted to be engaged by and to support the suspending means, the bottom of the head being at a predetermined distance below the upper surface of the crossbar;
• a canopy beneath the outlet box covering the bottom thereof having an upper edge toward the outlet box, a bottom away from the outlet box and an opening extending through the bottom, the head of the support and the suspending means being adapted to extend through said opening;
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• means for releasably securing the canopy to the head of the support, said securing means being adapted to be carried on the head of the support and engageable with the bottom of the canopy, the height of the canopy constituted by the distance between the upper edge of the canopy and its bottom being less than said predetermined distance so that, with the canopy secured to the head of the support, the upper edge of the canopy engages the ceiling.