Patent ID: 7631994

Claim:
A mounting system for a light fixture, comprising: a holder to receive a lamp; a plural-mode mounting device coupled to the holder, the plural-mode mounting device to enable the holder holding a lamp to be mounted in one of a plurality of mounting modes wherein the plural-mode mounting device includes a cylinder and a disk mounted substantially coaxially inside the cylinder, the disk having an upper surface, the upper surface having at least one flush mount feature, at least one semi-flush mount feature and at least one fan-mount feature, wherein the at least one flush mount feature includes a center aperture to receive a center mounting stud to attach the light fixture to a ceiling brace in a flush mount manner, and wherein the plural-mode mounting device has a mounting cavity defined by the upper surface of the disk and the inner surface of the cylinder above the disk, the mounting cavity to receive the ceiling brace and the center mounting stud to enable the light fixture to be mounted in a flush mount manner, and a mounting plate having a smaller circumference than the cylinder, the mounting plate having a rim, the mounting plate further having a plurality of studs radially extending from the rim, the plurality of studs spaced apart, and wherein the upper edge of the cylinder has a plurality of slots each to receive one of the plurality of studs, each slot configured so that when the studs are received into the slots and the mounting device is turned, the light fixture and mounting plate are coupled.