Patent ID: 9366380
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: F16B,F16M,H04R

Claim Text:
1. A fixture housing with dog ears comprising: a planar supporting surface; said planar supporting surface having an opening; said planar supporting surface having a plurality of tubes extending perpendicular to said planar supporting surface on a first side of said planar supporting surface; each of said plurality of tubes having a central shaft having a square cross-section, a spring and a slider; said slider having a square central opening whereby said slide is keyed to said central shaft whereby rotation of said central shaft rotates said slider; said slider has an ear that extends outside of said tube; said tube has a linear slot a first radial slot that elevates said ear above said planar supporting surface and at least a second radial slot between said first radial slot and said planar supporting surface, said radial slots both being parallel to said planar supporting surface to allow said ear to move and rotate within said linear slot and said at least two radial slots; said spring is arranged within said tube and around said central shaft to exhort force on said slider towards said planar supporting surface whereby said ear is adapted to clamp a wall or ceiling between said planar supporting surface and said ear, and when said slider is extended to said supporting surface, said central shaft is rotatable within said second radial slot to move said ear off of said wall or said ceiling whereby allowing removal of said fixture housing.