Patent ID: 7108405
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: F16C,F16M,F21V,F21W

Abstract:
1. A light fixture mounting assembly comprising: an upper member; a lower member rotatably coupled to the upper member; a nipple configured to be attached to a mounting surface; a clamp rotatably coupled to the nipple with a first reverse taper and rotatably coupled to the lower member with a second reverse taper, the clamp capable of being tightened to rotationally secure the lower member with respect to the nipple; and the clamp including a longitudinal slot and a securing element, the clamp tightening around the nipple at the first reverse taper and around the lower member at the second reverse taper when the securing element is tightened to provide a circumferential clamping force that rotationally secures the lower member to the clamp and rotationally secures thc nipple to the clamp.