Patent ID: 7763797

Claim:
A ceiling-mounted wireless access point comprising: a ceiling box including: a plurality of side walls defining an interior opening, an exterior opening, and an inner chamber; a brace disposed between the side walls and extending across the interior opening and including a threaded through hole; and a plurality of flanges disposed at the exterior opening and extending orthogonally outwardly from the side walls; a wing bracket including: a cross member with a threaded through hole; and a pair of arms resiliently extending from ends of the cross member at an outward angle; the arms having a greater length than the side walls have between the openings; the wing bracket being fittable over the ceiling box such that when the through holes are substantially aligned with each other and a screw is tightened therein, the arms extend toward the exterior opening and the wing bracket is drawn toward the ceiling box; and a wireless access point including a housing that is receivable through the exterior opening and within the inner chamber; the housing including a plurality of friction springs that are adapted to engage with the side walls of the ceiling box to secure the access point within the ceiling box.