Recessed lighting fixture and method of installing
AssigneeBega/US, Inc.
InventorsJames B. Druffel, Larry L. Routh
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Abstract
A recessed lighting fixture includes a back housing which is secured to a form board for receiving poured concrete such that the concrete sets around the housing to form a recessed area in a concrete structure. The form board is joined to a stiffener plate to support the housing under the force of the concrete. The form board and stiffener plate are removed from the back housing and the internal components of the lighting fixture are disposed in and secured to the interior of the back housing to form a recessed lighting fixture which is flush with the surface of the structure, for example a concrete wall. The internal components of the fixture may subsequently be removed and replaced should the need arise as only the back housing is fixed to the concrete wall.
Claims9
A preform for forming a concrete structure having a fixture embedded therein, said preform comprising:
- a form board with an interior and an exterior surface;
- a stiffening member secured to the interior surface of said form board;
- a base housing secured to said form board and disposed over said stiffening member, said base housing having a generally cup-shaped or pan-shaped configuration with a closed end, one or more side walls, and an open end opposite said closed end and disposed over said stiffening member, said base housing having an interior region that is configured to receive therein components of said fixture;
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- a securing member disposed within the interior region of said base housing and extending from the closed end of said base housing to said form board, said securing member pulling said base housing toward said form board to secure said base housing to said form board in releasable fashion.
A method of forming a concrete structure containing a fixture embedded therein, said method comprising:
- securing a stiffening member to a first, interior surface of a form board;
- providing a base housing having a generally cup-shaped or pan-shaped configuration with a closed end, one or more side walls, and an open end opposite said closed end, said base housing having an interior region and an exterior region;
- removably securing said base housing to the interior surface of said form board with a securing member disposed within the interior region of said base housing and extending from the closed end of said base housing to said form board, said securing member pulling said base housing toward said form board to secure said base housing to said form board in releasable fashion, said open end of said base housing being disposed adjacent to said form board and said stiffening member when secured to the interior surface of said form board;
- subsequently pouring concrete, to form said concrete structure, such that concrete surrounds said base housing and embeds said base housing therein, said form board limiting the flow of concrete so as to define, at least in part, the final configuration of said concrete structure;
- subsequently removing said form board and said stiffening member from said concrete structure while leaving said base housing embedded therein;
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- subsequently installing components of said fixture within the interior region of said base housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.