Patent ID: 11859792
Assignee: GLOBE ELECTRIC COMPANY INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A mounting plate assembly for mounting a light fixture in holes of different diameters formed in sheet material, said mounting plate assembly comprising a mounting plate having an aperture to provide a passage there through, a displaceable spring clamp structure secured to a rear face of said mounting plate on opposed sides of said aperture, each displaceable spring clamp structure being displaceable along an associated guide rail assembly, each displaceable spring clamp structure having a displaceable base coupled for sliding displacement along its associated guide rail assembly, a spring biased clamp arm secured to said displaceable base, spring elements between said displaceable base and said guide rail assembly to urge a bottom surface of said displaceable base against an engageable surface there under, a retention formation provided in said bottom surface of said displaceable base for retention coupling with a selected one of spaced-apart retainers immovably secured to said engageable surface and aligned with said retention formation to arrest said displaceable base at a desired location with respect to the size of a hole formed in said sheet material and to which a light fixture is to be secured, said spring biased clamp arm providing a spring force for urging said mounting plate in a direction of said hole with said spring biased clamp arm biased against an inner surface of said sheet material adjacent said hole.