Patent ID: 6770811
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: F04D,H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
A prepackaged mounting assembly for securing a fixture of the type having a connection member and apertures therein to an overhead support comprising:an electrical junction box including a top wall having a top surface and a bottom surface; said top wall including a downward extending peripheral side wall having a bottom edge and defining an interior volume; a first opening in said electrical junction box extending from said bottom surface; a first fastener having a major thread diameter, said first fastener frictionally engaged in said first opening for temporary storage of said first fastener with said electrical junction box prior to installation; apertures in said top wall; integral extensions on said side wall extending into said interior volume, said integral extensions including apertures in vertical alignment with said apertures in said top wall; said apertures in said integral extensions and said apertures in said top wall having a larger width than said major thread diameter of said first fastener; a second opening in said electrical junction box extending from said bottom surface; and an initial fastener fictionally engaged in said second opening, said initial fastener extending no further than said top surface of said electrical junction box whereby said larger width of said apertures in said integral extensions and said apertures in said top wall enable said fixture to be supported entirely by said first fasteners and said overhead support.