Patent ID: 8038113

Claim:
A mounting assembly for a recessed fixture, the mounting assembly comprising: a plaster frame for supporting the recessed fixture; and a pair of telescoping bars for attaching the plaster frame to framing support members, the telescoping bars including a first bar and a second bar, each of the telescoping bars having a generally S-shaped cross-sectional profile that is defined by a center curve joining a first area and a second area, each of the first and second areas being generally hook-shaped and extending perpendicularly from the center curve in opposing directions, the first area of the first bar being overlappingly positioned at least in part within the second area of the second bar, the first area of the second bar being overlappingly positioned at least in part within the second area of the first bar whereby the first and second bars are mated in an inverted and opposed adjacent relationship allowing sliding extension of the bars.