Patent ID: 6595476
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: E04B,F21V,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for attaching electrical connection boxes in an acoustic ceiling comprising the steps of:placing a support over tile supporting members, the support comprising an attachment sheet having rows of apertures in a main body, and tabs separated from the main body on three of four sides by elongated apertures, said tabs having apertures separate from the elongated apertures and the rows of apertures in the main body, two supporting members having flat supporting surfaces that rest on the tile supporting members, and two connecting members that are each joined to the attachment sheet and one of the supporting members, wherein the attachment sheet, the supporting members and the connecting members are integrally joined in a single piece; placing at least one electrical connection box against the rectangular attachment sheet; passing at least one attachment member through an aperture in the electrical connection box and one of the apertures in the rectangular attachment sheet; passing at least one grounding member through an aperture in the electrical connection box and one of the apertures in the rectangular attachment sheet; inserting at least one electrical fitting through an aperture in the electrical connection box and one of the apertures in the rectangular attachment sheet; and inserting attachment members through apertures in side members of the support, the side members being joined to opposite sides of the attachment sheet, but to different sides than the connecting members.