Patent ID: 8277090
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: F21V

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for a recessed fixture, the assembly comprising: a stationary plate for supporting a recessed fixture and having a plurality of linear guide slots; telescoping mounting bars fixedly attached to the stationary plate for mounting the stationary plate to and between spaced apart framing members, the stationary plate being adjustable via the telescoping mounting bars in a direction generally perpendicular to the structural framing members; an adjustable plate mounted to the stationary plate and having a plurality of linear guide-receiving holes, each of the linear guide-receiving holes receiving a respective linear guide that is linearly movable within a corresponding one of the linear guide slots; and a linear locking member adjustably secured in one of the linear guide slots, the linear locking member having a locked position and an adjustable position, the locked position preventing linear movement of the adjustable plate relative to the stationary plate, the adjustable position allowing linear movement of the adjustable plate relative to the stationary plate in a direction generally parallel to the structural framing members.