Fire assembly for recessed electrical fixtures
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsRonald Newbold, Thomas T. White
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Abstract
A fire assembly that can be used for installing recessed electrical fixtures into various structures such as wall assemblies is provided. The fire assembly includes an electrical fixture contained within a generally fire-resistant housing. The housing can enclose the electrical fixture in such a manner that the resulting fire assembly has an integral structure. In some instances, a support structure can be utilized to attach the housing to the electrical fixture. Furthermore, the housing can be a cube-shaped box have a variety of generally fire-resistant walls. These walls can be made from materials such as sheet rock.
Claims34
A light assembly comprising:
- a light fixture adapted to be positioned relative to an opening defined in a surface of a structure, and further adapted to allow light to be projected through said opening;
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- a housing substantially enclosing said light fixture, said housing and said light fixture forming a preassembled integral unit, said housing including at least one generally fire-resistant material, said at least one generally fire-resistant material forming a substantially continuous surface with said surface of said structure.
A method of installing a light assembly comprising the steps of
- forming a preassembled integral light unit including a lamp fixture and a housing substantially surrounding the lamp fixture, the housing including a generally fire-resistant material, and
- installing the integral light unit behind an opening in a surface of an adjacent structure, the housing forming a substantially continuous surface with the surface of the adjacent structure.
A recessed light fixture comprising:
- a light fixture adapted to be installed behind a surface of an adjacent structure;
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- a housing substantially surrounding said light fixture, such that said housing and said light fixture form a preassembled integral unit, said housing including a first and a second layer, at least one of said first layer and said second layer being formed from a generally fire-resistant material, and at least one of said first layer and said second layer being adapted to form a substantially continuous surface with the surface of the adjacent structure when installed therebehind.
A light assembly comprising:
- a light housing;
- a recessed lighting fixture within said light housing;
- a fire resistant housing surrounding said light housing, said fire resistant housing having a plurality of side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, said bottom wall having an opening adapted to receive a portion of said light housing, wherein said fire resistant housing and said light housing form a pre-assembled integral unit and each of said side walls and said top wall of said fire resistant housing include a generally fire resistant material;
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- a gasket on said bottom wall of said fire resistant housing, said gasket having a hole therein that substantially aligns with said opening in said bottom wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.