Patent ID: 8231241

Claim:
A self-leveling bracket assembly for suspending a lighting fixture from a ceiling of a structure, the lighting fixture comprising a frame having a first end and a second end, the self-leveling bracket assembly comprising: two brackets, each bracket comprising: a connector member connectable to the ceiling of the structure; and a hangar comprising a plate having a first end portion and an opposing second end portion, the first end portion of the plate pivotally connected to the connector member, the second end portion including one or more upturned tabs forming grooves for receiving one of the first end and the second end of the frame of the lighting fixture, the plate having one or more apertures positioned along the midline of the plate for receiving one or more securement members to prevent the lighting fixture from disassociating from the plate when the plate is joined to the lighting fixture, wherein the self-leveling bracket assembly when connected to the lighting fixture and the ceiling allows the lighting fixture to self-level.