Patent ID: 7673841
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: F16M,F21S,F21V,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A hangar bar assembly for a recessed luminaire comprising: a first hangar bar member including a first attachment structure disposed on an end thereof; a second hangar bar member including a second attachment structure disposed on an end thereof, the second hangar bar member being adjacent to the first hangar bar member; wherein the first and the second attachment structures each include a first wall having a first fastener aperture and a second wall having a second fastener aperture, the first and second fastener apertures being formed about a common central axis; wherein each of the first fastener apertures is sized to hold a fastener in a plane relative to the central axis; and wherein each of the second fastener apertures is configured to guide the respective fastener, when driven through the first and second fastener apertures, such that the fastener remains in said plane.