Mounting devices for exit signs and other fixtures
AssigneeABL IP Holding LLC
InventorsMark Logan, Paul Kenneth Pickard
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Abstract
Canopy mounting devices that cover junction boxes of various configurations and provide a pleasing, finished appearance to a resulting installation are disclosed. Certain embodiments of a canopy mounting device include a universal mounting plate integrally formed with a connector of the mounting device such that direct mounting to junction boxes of different configurations is possible. The mounting devices accommodate not only appropriate mountings of junction boxes within ceilings or walls but also inappropriate mountings, such as when junction boxes are recessed too deeply within a ceiling or wall or mounted with junction box edges extending outwardly from the ceiling or wall.
Claims25
A mounting device for connecting an electrical fixture to a junction box that is mounted to a wall or ceiling surface, the mounting device comprising:
- a canopy element that covers the junction box upon connection of the mounting device to the junction box;
- a connector that connects to the electrical fixture and is disposed between the canopy element and the junction box, the connector comprising at least one hook receivable within an opening in the electrical fixture;
- a locking pin with a camming surface that engages with a surface of the at least one hook of the connector to secure the mounting device to the electrical fixture;
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- a universal mounting plate integrally formed with the connector that connects to the junction box.
A mounting device for connecting an electrical fixture to a junction box that is mounted to a wall or ceiling surface, the mounting device comprising:
- a canopy element that covers the junction box upon connection of the mounting device to the junction box;
- a connector that connects to the electrical fixture, wherein:
- (i) the canopy element is disposed between the connector and the electrical fixture;
- (ii) the connector includes flexible tabs that bias against opposing surfaces of the electrical fixture upon attachment of the electrical fixture to the connector to position the canopy element flush against the wall or ceiling surface;
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- a universal mounting plate integrally formed with the connector that connects to the junction box.
A lighting fixture that connects to a junction box that is mounted to a wall or ceiling surface, the lighting fixture comprising:
- a housing that includes indicia and at least one illumination source that illuminates the indicia;
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- a mounting device for connecting the housing to the junction box, the mounting device including:
- a canopy element that covers the junction box upon connection of the mounting device to the junction box;
- a connector that connects to the housing and is disposed between the canopy element and the junction box, the connector comprising flexible tabs that bias against opposing surfaces of the housing upon attachment of the housing to the connector to position the canopy element flush against the wall or ceiling surface;
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- a universal mounting plate integrally formed with the connector that connects to the junction box.
A lighting fixture that connects to a junction box that is mounted to a wall or ceiling surface, the lighting fixture comprising:
- a housing that includes indicia and at least one illumination source that illuminates the indicia;
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- a mounting device for connecting the housing to the junction box, the mounting device including:
- a canopy element that covers the junction box upon connection of the mounting device to the junction box;
- a connector that connects to the housing and is disposed between the canopy element and the junction box, the connector comprising at least one hook receivable within an opening in the housing;
- a locking pin with a camming surface that engages with a surface of the at least one hook of the connector to secure the mounting device to the housing;
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- a universal mounting plate integrally formed with the connector that connects to the junction box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.