Patent ID: 7347580

Claim:
A method of enabling one person to install a cumbersome lighting fixture, such as a fluorescent light, to a ceiling that is provided with an electrical junction box having a cover screw comprising: providing a screw head captivation adapter for the electrical access hole in the body of the lighting fixture; the screw head captivation adapter including a metallic mounting plate having a plurality of bendable tabs for securing it in the electrical access hole of the lighting fixture body and a yoke having a pair of legs with upturned ends for engaging the head of the cover screw; adjusting the head of the cover screw on the junction box to a position displaced below the surface of the ceiling; engaging the screw head captivation adapter with the head of the cover screw for temporarily supporting the lighting fixture from the electrical junction box; rotating the temporarily supported lighting fixture to a desired position on the ceiling; marking the location of a mounting hole in the lighting fixture on the ceiling; rotating the lighting fixture about the screw head to reveal the marked location; installing a mounting anchor in the ceiling at the marked location; returning the lighting fixture to the desired position; and securing the lighting fixture to the mounting anchor with a fastener.