Abstract: A housing assembly includes a housing to support one or more components of a lighting system or an electrical system, a caddy-type bar hanger assembly to facilitate installation onto support structures in the environment, and one or more bar hanger holders or a pan frame to couple the bar hanger assembly to the housing. In particular, the bar hanger assembly includes a crossmember with mounting features to facilitate installation onto a wood/metal joist or stud, a T-bar, a hat channel, and a metal frame. The crossmember is formed as a unitary component separate from the bar hangers, thus simplifying manufacture by enabling fabrication using conventional sheet metal processes and enabling different housing assemblies to be assembled using one or more of the same components to accommodate housings with different shapes and sizes. The housing assembly may also include support for a junction box and an emergency ballast.

Abstract: A housing assembly for a lighting system includes a single metal housing that functions as a can housing and a junction box and has a round geometry to improve ease of installation and support trims with smaller flanges. The housing includes a top component and one or more sidewall components. The sidewall component defines the desired round shape of the housing while the top component provides one or more flat surfaces to support one or more knockout features. For a remodel installation, the housing assembly further includes a spring clip assembly with a mounting ring and multiple spring clamps to securely couple the housing assembly to a drywall panel of a ceiling. For a new construction installation, the housing assembly further includes a bar hanger assembly to couple the housing to one or more support structures within the ceiling.