Patent ID: 7585084

Claim:
In a ceiling fixture mounting assembly including (1) a box for affixing to a ceiling and containing electrical wiring, the box having opposite vertical sidewalls each with first and second laterally spaced threaded holes receiving corresponding first and second fasteners, and (2) two vertical mounting plates each projecting upwardly from the fixture to terminate in an upper edge and positioned to overlie one of the sidewalls and each having first and second ways receiving the first and second fasteners, respectively, the first way configured for supporting the fixture at an angle to the box for connecting the wires, the improvement comprising: each fastener having a head and a threaded portion; and the first and second ways having first and second mounting slots, respectively, each mounting slot having a lower closed end and an upper open end and sized smaller than the head, each plate having a recess at the closed end configured to receive the head such that it is in vertical alignment with the open end, thereby holding the plate in position against the box; and the first way of each plate further includes: an entry slot extending from the upper edge downwardly and laterally to join the open end of the first mounting slot: and a hanging slot laterally offset from the entry slot and extending from an upper closed end to join the open end of the first mounting slot, the hanging slot loosely receiving the threaded portion of the first fastener, whereby the plates and fixture are suspended by the first fasteners at an angle to facilitate wiring and service of the fixture.