Recessed lighting fixture locking assembly
AssigneeCooper Industries, Inc.
InventorsJohn S. Schubert, Christopher T. Bobrowski, David E. Doubek
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Abstract
A recessed lighting fixture for mounting to a ceiling includes a housing, a frame, and at least one locking assembly. The housing includes a side wall, an opening, a lip extending outwardly around at least a portion of a circumference of the opening, and a slot in the side wall. The frame has an aperture sized for slidably receiving the housing. The at least one locking assembly is configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position and is mountable in the slot. When in the locked position, the locking assembly exerts a force to compress the ceiling between the lip and the frame.
Claims21
A recessed lighting fixture for mounting to a ceiling, comprising:
- a housing having a side wall, an opening, a lip extending outwardly around at least a portion of a circumference of the opening, and a slot in the wall;
- a frame having an aperture sized for slidably receiving the housing;
- a retaining clip slideable along the slot;
- a handle, rotatably secured to the retaining clip, for locking the retaining clip in the slot;
- a spring lever, extending from the retaining clip, for urging the housing into engagement with the frame when the retaining clip is locked by the handle in the slot.
A method of installing a recessed lighting fixture in a ceiling, the method comprising:
- providing a recessed lighting fixture comprising:
- a housing having a side wall, an opening, a lip extending outwardly around at least a portion of the circumference of the opening, and a slot in the side wall,
- a frame having an aperture sized for slidably receiving the housing, and
- a retaining clip slideable along the slot;
- a handle, rotatably secured to the retaining clip, for locking the retaining clip in the slot;
- a spring lever, extending from the retaining clip, for urging the housing into engagement with the frame when the retaining clip is locked in the slot;
- positioning the frame in the ceiling;
- sliding the housing into the frame;
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- locking the retaining clip and the spring lever in the slot.
A recessed lighting fixture comprising:
- a housing having a sidewall with an opening on a bottom end for receiving a lamp;
- a slot formed in the sidewall of the housing and extending to the opening;
- flared lip formed around at least a portion of the opening;
- a frame having an aperture for receiving a top end of the housing;
- a spring lever positionable in the slot for supporting the housing in the frame;
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- means for releasably urging the spring lever through the slot and into engagement with the frame, and for releasably securing the spring lever to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.