Quick connect device for electrical fixture
AssigneeAngelo Fan Brace Licensing, L.L.C.
InventorJack Russell Kerr, Jr.
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Abstract
A ceiling fan or light fixture is provided with a quick connect device comprises an upper support member attached to a ceiling and defining at least one upwardly-facing load-bearing surface, and a lower support member attached to and supporting the fixture and defining at least one downwardly-facing load-bearing surface resting on an upwardly-facing load-bearing surface of the upper support member. Electrical-contacts project from one of the load-bearing surfaces, and are received in recesses in another of the load-bearing surfaces, within which are corresponding contacts. The projecting contacts engaging in the recesses prevent the load-bearing surfaces from being separated horizontally unless they are first lifted vertically out of engagement.
Claims13
A quick connect device for suspended electrical devices, comprising:
- an upper support member adapted to be attached to a ceiling and defining at least one upwardly-facing load bearing surface;
- a lower support member, adapted to be attached to and support an electrical device and defining at least one downwardly-facing load bearing surface;
- said lower support member being adapted to be supported by said upper support member by means of said at least one downwardly-facing load bearing surface resting on said at least one upwardly-facing load bearing surface;
- electrical contacts projecting from at least one of said load bearing surfaces;
- recessed electrical contacts in recesses defined in another of said load bearing surfaces;
- said projecting electrical contacts positioned to be received in said recesses to engage with said recessed electrical contacts when said at least one downwardly-facing load bearing surface rests on said at least one upwardly-facing load bearing surface, and to prevent horizontal separation of said load-bearing surfaces.
A ceiling mountable electrical device, comprising:
- a lower support member attached to the device and defining at least one downwardly-facing load-bearing surface;
- an upper support member adapted to be attached to a ceiling and defining at least one upwardly-facing load-bearing surface;
- said lower support member being adapted to be supported by said upper support member by means of said at least one downwardly-facing load-bearing surface resting on said at least one upwardly-facing load-bearing surface;
- electrical contacts projecting from at least one of said load-bearing surfaces;
- recessed electrical contacts in recesses defined in another of said load-bearing surfaces;
- said electrical contacts of said at least one upwardly-facing load-bearing surface being adapted to be connected to an electrical supply of said ceiling box and said electrical contacts of said at least one downwardly-facing load-bearing surface being connected to said electrical device;
- said projecting electrical contacts positioned to be received in said recesses and to engage with said recessed electrical contacts and to prevent horizontal separation of said load-bearing surfaces when said at least one downwardly-facing load-bearing surface resting on said at least one upwardly-facing load-bearing surface.
An electrical device according to claim 12, further comprising at least two said upwardly-facing load-bearing surfaces and at least two downwardly-facing load-bearing surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.