Patent ID: 7165870

Claim:
A device comprising: (a) a first component sized and configured for connection to a support structure at a light fixture receiving portion of the support structure, (b) a second component sized and configured for connection to a light fixture, and (c) a dampening component which connects the first component to the second component and which dampening component is configured to dampen the transfer of vibration from the support structure to the light fixture; wherein the dampening device comprises a plurality of springs, wherein the first component comprises a first plate and wherein the second component comprises a second plate, the first plate and the second plate being connected together by the at least one spring, wherein the plurality of springs of the dampening device is disposed so as to coil along substantially parallel axes and the plates are oriented substantially perpendicular to the axes along which individual springs are coiled, and wherein the plurality of springs is sandwiched between the plates.