US 6,632,998 B1 · Prepackaged mounting assembly with holstered screws

Abstract

A prepackaged mounting assembly for securing an electrical fixture to a sloped ceiling. The prepackaged assembly securely holds all the hardware needed for attaching the mounting block to an overhead beam, including fasteners, without the need for an outer wrap or separate packaging for each separate mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes two embodiments, one for use with a cathedral ceiling and one for use with a vaulted ceiling. The mounting assembly includes a box having an open top, a closed bottom, a side wall, and an integral electrical wiring enclosure. Integral holsters are provided for temporary storage of threaded fasteners. The wiring enclosure includes a top wall having a seat thereon for flush fitting against an appropriate brace. The box is secured to a brace, the brace secured to an overhead rafter on a sloped ceiling, and an electrical fixture secured to the mounting assembly by removing the threaded fasteners from their respective holsters and securing them through the bracket of the electrical fixture, through receiving apertures in the mounting assembly, and into the brace.

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Dependent claims

A prepackaged mounting assembly for attaching an electrical fixture to a surface comprising:

A. a box including:
(1) a top;
(2) a bottom;
(3) a side wall;
B. an electrical enclosure integral with said bottom;
C. a threaded fastener;
D. a holster integral with said mounting assembly for temporary storage of said threaded fastener, said holster including an extended tube-like receptacle for receipt of said threaded fastener that permits protection during storing and shipment and ready extraction of said threaded fastener for use in mounting said prepackaged mounting assembly;
E. said tube-like receptacle including
(1) a mouth;
(2) a top inner bore at said mouth;
(3) a bottom inner bore further within;
(4) said top inner bore of a larger diameter and said bottom inner bore of a smaller diameter than the major thread diameter of said threaded fastener;
and
(5) said top and said bottom inner bores having smooth interior side walls.

11 more elements

A prepackaged mounting assembly for attaching an electrical fixture to a surface comprising:

A. a box including:
(1) a top;
(2) a bottom;
(3) a side wall;
B. an electrical enclosure integral with said bottom;
C. a threaded fastener;
D. a holster integral with said mounting assembly for temporary storage of said threaded fastener, said holster including an extended tube-like receptacle for receipt of said threaded fastener that permits protection during storing and shipment and ready extraction of said threaded fastener for use in mounting said prepackaged mounting assembly;
E. said electrical enclosure including
(1) a top wall having a top and a bottom surface;
(2) a side wall;
(3) a first aperture in said top wall;
(4) a boss on said bottom surface surrounding said first aperture;
and
(5) an initial mounting fastener having a point and secured within said boss, said initial mounting fastener secured such that said point is held securely within said boss, said point furthermore does not extend beyond said top surface.

11 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Prepackaged mounting assembly with holstered screws

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Prepackaged mounting assembly with holstered screws

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Abstract

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