Patent ID: 6286265
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: E04B,E04C,F21V

Abstract:
A support for mounting a lighting fixture in recessed position in a ceiling, the ceiling comprising a suspension of inverted T-bars, the support being for mounting the fixture between two of said inverted T-bars, said two inverted T-bars extending generally parallel to one another spaced apart a certain distance, each T-bar having a web constituting the stem of the T and a flange constituting the head of the T, the web having an enlarged edge, each T-bar having first and second side faces, the first faces being those that face one another and the second being those on the opposite side, said support comprising an elongate sheet metal bar for installation in generally vertical position bridging said two T-bars, said sheet metal bar having an edge constituting its upper edge and an edge constituting its lower edge as it is installed in said vertical position, said sheet metal bar having a pair of notches in its lower edge each sufficiently wide to accept the enlarged edge of the web of a T-bar, said notches being spaced apart said distance, said sheet metal bar being placeable in position on said two inverted T-bars bridging said two inverted T-bars with said enlarged edges of said two inverted T-bars being capable of extending through said notches, said sheet metal bar having end portions extending outward beyond the notches, each said end portion comprising a primary tab bendable to extend in a generally vertical plane generally at right angles with respect to the sheet metal bar in position extending alongside said second face of the respective inverted T-bar, each said end portion comprising said primary tab being formed to define a secondary tab for being bent to extend in a generally horizontal plane generally at right angles to the remainder of the primary tab across the enlarged edge of the respective inverted T-bar.