Patent ID: 6079677
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A bracket assembly for installing a body in a predetermined alignment with respect to a predetermined one of a pair of support members having a variable spacing therebetween, wherein the body is formed with fixed mounting structure, the assembly comprising:a first bracket member adapted for mounting to said one support member with a predetermined positional relationship between said first bracket member and said predetermined one support member with respect to the spacing between said support members, said first bracket member including fixed structure adapted to cooperate with the body mounting structure to mount the body to the first bracket member with a predetermined positional relationship between the body and the first bracket member; anda second bracket member adapted for mounting to the other of said pair of support members with a predetermined positional relationship between said second bracket member and said other support member with respect to the spacing between said support members;wherein said first and second bracket members are formed with cooperating structure separate from said first bracket member fixed structure to secure together said first and second bracket members so as to vary the positional relationship therebetween while maintaining the positional relationships between the first and second bracket members and the respective support members, wherein the cooperating structure of the first and second bracket members includes an elongated slot in one of the bracket members and a post on the other of the bracket members, and wherein the post is adapted to extend through the slot so that the bracket members are movable relative to each other along the length of the slot to vary the overall length of the bracket assembly; andwherein said first bracket member fixed structure is located on said first bracket member so as to not interfere with said cooperating structure varying the positional relationship between said first and second bracket members;whereby the body is adapted to be mounted to the first bracket member in the predetermined alignment with respect to the predetermined one support member and the second bracket member is adapted to be movable relative to the first bracket member to accommodate variability in the spacing between the pair of support members.