Universal ceiling box for either fan or fixture support
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorRobert W. Jorgensen
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Abstract
A universal ceiling box adapted to selectively support fans and fixtures. The ceiling box preferably has a substantially flat, top portion with a side portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the perimeter of the top portion. The side portion and the top portion form a main cavity with an open bottom end. A mounting element extends from the side portion into the main cavity for selectively coupling and supporting fans and fixtures thereto. The mounting element has a pair of opposed fan mounting holes with a first diameter, and a pair of opposed fixture mounting holes with a second diameter which is smaller than the first diameter. Each of the first and second mounting holes has an axis extending perpendicular to the top portion, respectively.
Claims38
A universal ceiling box adapted to selectively support fans and fixtures, comprising:
- a substantially flat top portion having a perimeter;
- a side portion extending substantially perpendicularly from said perimeter of said top portion, said side portion and said top portion forming a main cavity with an open end;
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- a mounting element extending from said side portion and extending into said main cavity, said mounting element having a pair of first opposed mounting holes with a first diameter, and a pair of second opposed mounting holes with a second diameter which is smaller than said first diameter, each of said first and second mounting holes having an axis extending perpendicular to said top portion, respectively, and the axes of said first and second mounting holes each are disposed at substantially the same distance from a central axis of the ceiling box;
- each of said first pair of mounting holes having a diameter compatible with a 10-32 screw for supporting a fan, and each of said second pair of mounting holes having a diameter compatible with a 8-32 screw for supporting a fixture.
A universal ceiling box adapted to support either a fan or a fixture comprising:
- a substantially flat top portion having a perimeter;
- a side portion extending perpendicularly from said top portion along said perimeter of said top portion, said side portion and said top portion partially enclosing a main cavity;
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- mounting means for receiving a fastener, said mounting means comprising first and second pairs of mounting holes, said first pair of mounting holes having a first diameter and a second pair of mounting holes having a second diameter that is smaller than said first diameter, each hole of said first and second pairs of mounting holes having an axis extending perpendicularly to said top portion, respectively, and the axes of said first and second mounting holes each are disposed at substantially the same distance from a central axis of the ceiling box;
- said first diameter of each of said first pair of mounting holes being compatible with a 10-32 screw for supporting a fan, and said second diameter of each of said second pair of mounting holes being compatible with a 8-32 screw for supporting a fixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.