Ceiling Attachment Patents (Class 248/343)
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Patent number: 8967575Abstract: An adjustable hanger bar assembly including an adjustable hanger bar having tubular inner and outer bar members, an electrical box having a top wall with a deep channel therein, and a mounting plate having one or more tensioner tangs. The inner bar member is adapted to slide within the outer bar member. The adjustable hanger bar assembly includes mounting fasteners and an interior channel in which the mounting plate is assembled. With the electrical box mounted to the hanger bar assembly by the mounting fasteners, the hanger bars are tightly held between the channel walls of the electrical box. The tensioner tangs create tension between the mounting bars, the mounting plate, and the electrical box, thereby forming a secure connection between the components that will withstand vibrational forces and prevent separation of the electrical box from the mounting bars.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Arlington Industries, Inc.Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz
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Patent number: 8950908Abstract: An improvement in a recessed lighting strip that interlocks between insulated roof panels is presented herein. The recessed lighting strip uses mating interlocks to snap between the insulated panels, providing a method to place lights at each panel juncture across the width of the application, without violating the integrity of the panels themselves. The lighting strip is made from extruded plastic or aluminum that is essentially an open-topped rectangular box, shaped on the sides to interlock with foam insulated room panels that are typically 3?-6? thick and used in the construction of patio covers, patio enclosures, sunrooms and all other residential and commercial applications which use insulated roof panels.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Inventor: Daniel Joseph Berman
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Patent number: 8939418Abstract: A hanger bar assembly includes a first hanger bar member that includes a first rail segment. The first hanger bar member also includes a first channel segment that includes a first channel. The first hanger bar member also includes a first transitional middle segment extending between the first rail segment and the first channel segment. The hanger bar assembly further includes a second hanger bar member that includes a second rail segment. The second rail segment is positioned in the first channel of the first channel segment. The second hanger bar member further includes a second channel segment that includes a second channel. The first rail segment is positioned in the second channel. The second hanger bar member also includes a second transitional middle segment extending between the second rail segment and the second channel segment.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Russell Green, Terence Clarke, Grzegorz Wronski, Huang Rongxiu
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Patent number: 8912440Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a bracket and electrical assembly including such bracket for mounting or securing to a concrete masonry unit (CMU).Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Cablofil, Inc.Inventors: Randy William Petak, Jeffrey Steven Shaw, Willie Franklin Fowler, Jr.
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Patent number: 8910916Abstract: A security mounting pole apparatus comprising a pipe having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a longitudinal bore therethrough, the pipe having a first end and an opposite second end, and one or more reinforcing members disposed in the longitudinal bore of the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Inventors: Joseph Karl Rafalik, Justin Wayne D'Arcy, Engelbert Bautista Ebalo
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Publication number: 20140353442Abstract: A hanger bar is provided for suspending and securing an electrical box between ceiling joists. The hanger bar is comprised of a main tube section, a box support bracket, a box which attaches to the box support bracket and two end plates which are attached to the main tube section without the use of fasteners or welding.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL LLCInventor: Zachary Ye
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Patent number: 8899374Abstract: A speaker unit mounting structure includes a provisionally fastening mechanism for fastening a speaker unit to a ceiling with a cabinet section of the speaker unit inserted in a mounting hole of the ceiling. The provisionally fastening mechanism includes a provisionally fastening tab formed of resilient metal, fixed to the outer peripheral side surface of the cabinet section and having a stepped engaging section engageable with the inner peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole. Engagement of the engaging section with the inner peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole can be canceled by a human operator pressing, from the face side of the ceiling, an operating section of the tab, exposed to a gap between the front side and a flange portion of the speaker unit, to thereby resiliently deform the operating section.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Katsuya Tanaka, Kotaro Mizuno
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Patent number: 8889984Abstract: A brace assembly is provided having a brace for mounting to a support and a hanger member. The hanger member is coupled to the brace by a bar positioned in a longitudinal slot in the bottom side of the brace. The bar enables the hanger member to slide along the length of the brace. The hanger member has a bottom wall and side walls with a top end for coupling to a support. A mounting bracket is removably coupled to the hanger member for supporting the brace.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Krzysztof W. Korcz, Mahran H. Ayrton
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Patent number: 8876200Abstract: A vehicle headliner attachment system for mounting a headliner to a non-magnetic roof structure includes a headliner having an interior and an exterior surface, a ferromagnetic plate attached to the exterior surface of the headliner, and a magnetic clip assembly affixed to the non-magnetic roof structure. The ferromagnetic plate and magnetic clip assembly enable magnetic attachment of the headliner to the non-magnetic roof structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Huelke, Justin Lee Healy, James Allen Stec, Todd Jared Konet
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Patent number: 8851196Abstract: A fire sprinkler support assembly includes a leg configured to extend transverse to each of a pair of adjacent parallel spaced beams. The leg includes levered clamp assemblies that are configured for connecting and supporting each end of the leg to a corresponding one of the beams. The levered clamp assemblies include a first plate and a second plate, each plate configured to straddle the beam. The levered clamp assemblies also include a lever assembly. The lever assembly includes a rod passing through corresponding rod openings in the first and second plates, and a lever pivotally connected to one end of the rod. The lever includes a cam surface disposed adjacent to the first plate. The lever assembly is configured to reduce spacing between the plates upon actuation of the lever, whereby the leg is secured to the beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Flexhead Industries, Inc.Inventors: Paul S. F. Silcox, Peter M. MacDonald, Norman J. MacDonald, III
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Patent number: 8833718Abstract: Disclosed is a sprinkler mounting device having a mounting bracket that includes a tightening member mounted on the front of a bracket body for opening and closing an open portion by a lever, so that the tightening member can firmly hold a reducer, to which a head is joined, once a worker shifts the lever back after inserting the reducer into the bracket body.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Kofulso Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seung-il Oh
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Patent number: 8833719Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamp for fastening a sprinkler to a support mounted on a ceiling. The clamp is formed by bending an iron piece into a square box shape, wherein the left and right sides of the square box are open such that the support is pushed and inserted into the space formed between the upper and lower surfaces of the square box.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Inventor: Gyaun Bin Lim
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Publication number: 20140252190Abstract: Reinforcement devices and systems for holding a traffic control assembly in compression are provided. The traffic control assembly includes a traffic signal disconnect hanger and/or a traffic signal and a first span wire positioned above the traffic control assembly. In some embodiments, the reinforcement device includes an upper support device connected to the first span wire where the upper support device has a length that is greater than a width of the traffic control assembly and the upper support device is configured to spread the load of the traffic signal assembly to the first span wire. The reinforcement device includes a lower support device operably connected to the traffic signal, a first vertical support member, and a second vertical support member where the first and second vertical members are tensioned when the upper support device, the lower support device and the first and second vertical support members are connected together.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventor: Robert E. Townsend, JR.
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Patent number: 8820686Abstract: A mounting apparatus for automatic fire sprinkler systems and other objects to be securely attached to the structure of a ceiling of a building, and additionally relates to a mounting clamp for securely gripping the tee of a suspended ceiling in order to mount an object to be held in proximity to the ceiling and a mounting clamp for mounting the sprinkler head of a fire protection system or other type of water system. The system provides means for more rigidly mounting various components of the system to the existing piping and ceiling structure found at an installation location.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Inventors: William E. Hickle, Mark D. Hickle
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Publication number: 20140238717Abstract: A brace assembly is provided having a brace for mounting to a support and a hanger member. The hanger member is coupled to the brace by a bar positioned in a longitudinal slot in the bottom side of the brace. The bar enables the hanger member to slide along the length of the brace. The hanger member has a bottom wall and side walls with a top end for coupling to a support. A mounting bracket is removably coupled to the hanger member for supporting the brace.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: HUBBELL INCORPORATEDInventors: Krzysztof W. KORCZ, Mahran H. AYRTON
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Publication number: 20140223726Abstract: A universal ceiling antenna mount may include a plate having a first side and a second side. The plate may include at least one antenna adapter hole, at least one mounting post attached to the second side of the plate, and at least one stem having a top open end and a bottom open end. The bottom open end of the stems may attach to the second side of the plate over the antenna adapter holes. A top plate having at least one hole and at least one mounting hole may sandwich a ceiling tile with the second side of the plate and be secured. At least one coaxial antenna cable may be connected to a top side of mount. At least one antenna may be connected to a bottom side of the mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Inventor: Michael Eugene Bryant
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Patent number: 8800943Abstract: Disclosed is a mounting bracket assembly for a ventilating fan including a first bracket, a second bracket, and a bracket fixing member, the first bracket is provided with a U-shaped groove and is provided at an end thereof with a first supporting leg folded into an L-shaped; the second bracket is provided with a U-shaped groove and is provided at an end thereof with a second supporting leg folded into an L-shaped, and a root portion of the second supporting leg is provided at two sides thereof with slots; the second bracket is engaged into the U-shaped groove of the first bracket and can be slid in the U-shaped groove of the first bracket to adjust the length of the bracket assembly; the bracket fixing member is provided with a C-shaped groove; the first bracket is engaged and inserted into the C-shaped groove and can be slidable in the C-shaped groove; the bracket fixing member fixes the first bracket and the second bracket combined together to a ventilating fan body by engagement of the C-shaped groove witType: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignees: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd., Panasonic CorporationInventor: Min Long
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Publication number: 20140202896Abstract: A hanger support includes a unitary structure defining a set of panels comprising a center panel, a first end panel extending from the center panel along a first longitudinal direction, and a second end panel extending from the center panel along a second longitudinal direction, the second longitudinal direction opposing the first longitudinal direction. The hanger support includes a first hinge joint disposed between the first end panel and the center panel, a second hinge joint disposed between the second end panel and the center panel and at least one set of openings defined by the center panel extending through a first planar surface and a second planar surface of the unitary structure, the at least one set of openings configured to receive a hook of a hanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Technology Container CorporationInventors: Keith B. Perron, Kevin Reilly
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Patent number: 8782987Abstract: A supported architectural structure is presented. A plurality of primary supports configured to couple with one or more architectural structures. A plurality of flexible fins, where at least one of the plurality of flexible fins includes an inner edge and an outer edge, where the inner edge includes a plurality of attachment points. A plurality of secondary supports configured to couple with the plurality of primary supports, where at least one of the secondary supports includes a plurality of fin slots configured to couple with the plurality of attachment points.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Arktura LLCInventors: Chris Kabatsi, Robert Kilian
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Patent number: 8787011Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a chassis and a mounting piece. The chassis includes a rear plate. An expansion slot is defined in the rear plate, and a clipping portion extends from an edge of the expansion slot. The mounting piece includes a main body, an engaging piece extending from a first end of the main body, and an inserting portion extending from a second opposite end of the main body. The engaging piece defines a clipping slot, and two blocking portions are located on the opposite side of entrance of the clipping slot. The clipping portion is engaged in the clipping slot, and the two blocking portions prevent the clipping portion from being disengaged from the clipping slot.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qiu-Hua Peng, Rong-Rong Song, Li Wang
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Patent number: 8785774Abstract: An electrical outlet box assembly for mounting an electrical device within a wall or floor. The assembly includes an outlet box, a sliding bracket, and a brace. The brace is mounted between two studs in a wall or joists in a floor. The outlet box may be positioned at almost any point along the length of the brace. Further, an adjustment screw, accessible from the front of the box, is integrated with the sliding bracket and outlet box such that rotation of the screw adjusts the location of the outlet box in relation to the sliding bracket. This adjustment permits a user to adjust the position of the outlet box so that it is substantially flush with the wall or floor surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Arlington Industries, Inc.Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz
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Patent number: 8740158Abstract: An adaptor is provided that is configured to receive a support assembly for mounting a flexible fire sprinkler fitting in a ceiling support structure formed of parallel, spaced beams. The adaptor includes first and second long sides configured to be secured to each beam of an adjacent pair of beams, and first and second short sides configured to be secured to the support assembly. One end of each long side is joined by the first short side, and an opposed end of each long side is joined by the second short side such that the first and second long sides are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first and second short sides, whereby the adaptor is a generally elongated, hollow, rectangular structure. The adaptor permits the support assembly to be mounted in a suspended ceiling formed of hat channel or metal stud furring.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Flexhead Industries, Inc.Inventors: Paul S. F. Silcox, Peter M. MacDonald, Norman J. MacDonald, III
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Patent number: 8733053Abstract: A system and method for a supported architectural design. A plurality of primary supports configured to couple with one or more architectural structures. A plurality of flexible fins, where at least one of the plurality of flexible fins includes an inner edge and an outer edge, where the inner edge includes a plurality of attachment points. A plurality of secondary supports configured to couple with the plurality of primary supports, where at least one of the secondary supports includes a plurality of fin slots configured to couple with the plurality of attachment points.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Arktura LLCInventors: Chris Kabatsi, Robert Kilian
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Patent number: 8714506Abstract: A mounting assembly and method are provided for mounting an electrical fixture to a ceiling structure. The mounting assembly includes a mounting plate and a cover plate overlying the mounting plate. The mounting plate includes a plurality of strengthening ribs and a plurality of fastener holes for receiving fasteners to mount the mounting plate directly to the ceiling support structure. The mounting plate has a dimension to overlie the support structure and a portion of an electrical box mounted adjacent the support structure to define an open area of the electrical box. Mounting bolts extend downwardly from the mounting plate for attaching to a bracket which supports an electrical fixture such as a ceiling fan. The mounting bolts and the bracket supporting the electrical fixture are cantilevered with respect to the ceiling support. The mounting assembly can be used as a retrofit and mounted over an existing ceiling substrate with screws that can pass through the ceiling substrate into the ceiling support.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Krzysztof W. Korcz, Mahran H. Ayrton
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Publication number: 20140117188Abstract: A hanger bar assembly for a recessed luminaire is disclosed. The hanger bar assembly includes a first hanger bar member having a first attachment structure disposed on an end thereof, and a second hanger bar member having a second attachment structure disposed on an end thereof, the second hanger bar member being adjacent to the first hanger bar member. The first and the second attachment structures each include a first wall having a first fastener aperture and a second wall having a second fastener aperture, the first and second fastener apertures being formed about a common central longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventor: Grzegorz Wronski
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Patent number: 8695296Abstract: A mounting hardware and a mounting system for mounting a vertical panel from a support member suspended from a ceiling. The mounting hardware has a panel mounting section, a support member receiving portion, and a movable mounting section. The support member receiving portion extends from the panel mounting section. The movable mounting section can be rotate relative to the support member receiving portion to secure the mounting hardware to the support member.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: AWI Licensing CompanyInventor: Todd M. Bergman
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Publication number: 20140097315Abstract: A swivel cover assembly includes a mounting plate with an opening and a door closing the opening for supporting a swivel hanger. The mounting plate forms a socket for suspending the swivel hanger. The door is hinged to the mounting plate to pivot downwardly from the mounting plate about an axis parallel to the plane of the mounting plate. A hinge member is integrally formed with the mounting plate and door. A fastening member latches the door in the closed position. The fastener can be a screw or a bendable tab that is manually bent to hold the door closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventors: Krzysztof W. KORCZ, Mahran H. AYRTON
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Patent number: 8672281Abstract: A rod hanger for securing a rod to a substrate includes a mounting portion configured for engaging the substrate, a rod receiving portion configured for receiving the rod and a connecting element configured for vertically displacing the mounting portion and the rod receiving portion. In addition, at least one anti-rotation element configured for engaging the substrate is provided on the mounting portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2003Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Ernst, Donald Buytaert, Michael S. Popovich
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Patent number: 8672280Abstract: A system for supporting a display arrangement from an overhead support, comprising: an elongated support rail having an elongated open upper channel for receipt of an overhead support member; an elongated lower channel for receipt of a lower display support member; and an elongated middle channel disposed between the upper channel and the lower channel for aligned, guided and captured receipt of an elongated connector member to permit the connection to an adjacent elongated support rail or track.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Rose Displays LtdInventors: Rebecca C. Suciu, Thomas P. Burrous, David E. Pitcher, Alan L. Stenfors, Sidney Rose
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Patent number: 8651294Abstract: An overhead rack system is provided that may be mounted to the ceiling of a structure such as a garage for storing items in an organized manner off the floor. The overhead rack system includes a first and second adjustable mounting track and a support surface having a number of side rails connected together by a plurality of rail connectors. The first and second adjustable mounting tracks are adjustable relative to the ceiling mount such that the space between the ceiling and the support surface as well as the overall length of the side rails may be adjusted by the user according to the intended space.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Inventors: Todd Mansor, Jeff Moffat
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Patent number: 8646569Abstract: A mounting ring with which an engaging hook of a fall-preventing member is to be engaged and a flexible handle member are fixed within an area of a cabinet section that is located upward of a first plane passing through the position of a center of gravity of the cabinet section generally in parallel to the bottom surface of the cabinet section and located to one side of a second plane passing through the position of the center of gravity in intersecting relation to the first plane. The speaker unit hung by the handle member being held with a hand of a human operator is inclined, so that the mounting ring is oriented upward near the hand. Thus, the human operator can perform with ease an operation for engaging the engaging hook with the mounting ring with one hand while holding the handle member with the other hand.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Masao Yoshida, Katsuya Tanaka, Tadashi Morikawa
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Patent number: 8632040Abstract: An apparatus that includes a support beam that spans a distance along a first surface of a planar object. The apparatus also includes a mounting bracket that includes a channel shaped to receive at least a portion of the support beam to suspend the mounting bracket from the support beam. The mounting bracket also includes at least one mounting point configured to attach the mounting bracket to an electronic device. The apparatus further includes a trim bezel configured to attach to the electronic device. The trim bezel includes a trim bezel surface. The apparatus additionally includes a set screw coupled to the channel and the support beam. The set screw is configured to adjust a gap between the mounting bracket and the support beam to adjust the bezel surface with respect to a second surface of the planar object.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: James A. Mass, Patanjali Peri
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Patent number: 8622361Abstract: A hanger bar assembly for a recessed luminaire is disclosed. The hanger bar assembly includes a first hanger bar member having a first attachment structure disposed on an end thereof, and a second hanger bar member having a second attachment structure disposed on an end thereof, the second hanger bar member being adjacent to the first hanger bar member. The first and the second attachment structures each include a first wall having a first fastener aperture and a second wall having a second fastener aperture, the first and second fastener apertures being formed about a common central longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventor: Grzegorz Wronski
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Patent number: 8616513Abstract: A bracket for supporting a load from a mounting assembly. The bracket includes an upper portion having a support element and a lower portion having a mount for coupling the load to the bracket. The bracket also includes at least two side supports coupled to the support element and the mount located on sides of the mounting assembly. The upper portion, lower portion and side supports of the bracket are sized and shaped to fit over a perimeter of the support element. In one embodiment, the support arms are two support arms spaced across a length of the bracket to spread a load on the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Inventor: Jack Kerr, Jr.
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Patent number: 8602369Abstract: A bracket system and method to retrofit a subsurface water meter enclosure with a mount so as to provide secure positioning means suitable for components related to a water meter such as water-usage monitoring equipment. The system is only removable from the water meter enclosure via disassembling the water meter enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Inventors: David C. Rinaldi, John T. Amrein
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Publication number: 20130320176Abstract: A mounting apparatus for automatic fire sprinkler systems and other objects to be securely attached to the structure of a ceiling of a building, and additionally relates to a mounting clamp for securely gripping the tee of a suspended ceiling in order to mount an object to be held in proximity to the ceiling and a mounting clamp for mounting the sprinkler head of a fire protection system or other type of water system. The system provides means for more rigidly mounting various components of the system to the existing piping and ceiling structure found at an installation location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: WILLIAM E. HICKLE, MARK D. HICKLE
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Patent number: 8590851Abstract: A projector lift raises and lowers a projector from the ceiling. The projector lift includes a first mount normally coupled to the ceiling, a second mount supporting the projector, a driver configured to raise and lower the second mount and projector, and a stabilizer extending between the first and second mounts.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Draper, Inc.Inventor: Steven E. Enochs
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Patent number: 8544807Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a recessed electric fixture in a hole in a support surface having a housing and flexible member with attached spring clips to secure the housing against the support surface is disclosed. The flexible member and spring clips are attached to the recessed electric fixture by tightening members, and inward pressure applied to the tightening members causes the flexible member to bend so that the spring clips are moved inwardly towards the housing, allowing the spring clips and the flexible member to pass through the hole in the support surface. The flexible member unbends when the pressure on the tightening members is removed, allowing the spring cops to move outwardly from the housing so that a surface-bearing section of the spring clips bears against the back side of the support surface and retains the electric fixture in the support surface hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Pelco, Inc.Inventor: William L. Foreman
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Patent number: 8517326Abstract: A mounting system for an air handling unit comprising four elongated rods attached at the upper ends to floor joists and at the lower ends to a pair of elongated supports disposed below the air handling unit whereby the rods are adjustable to allow for tilting of the air handling unit to prevent accumulation of moisture.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Inventor: Howard Kelley
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Publication number: 20130214118Abstract: A luminaire suspension mechanism is provided. The mechanism includes two arms, two friction elements, and a compression element. Each arm includes three segments and two connection points. For each arm, a first segment attaches to a second segment at a connection point, forming a first angle, while the second segment attaches to a third segment at another connection point, forming a second angle. Each friction element is connected to a respective arm's third segment. Each arm's first segment is compressably attached to the compression element, such that a force applied to at least one of the arm-friction element pairs results in the compression element and that at least one pair exerting a suspending force that suspends a luminaire to which the luminaire suspension mechanism is attached within a cavity. The compression element may be a torsion spring, and the angles formed by the arm segments may be obtuse.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.Inventors: Anil Jeswani, Fernando Aguiar, Ronald Roberts, Sara Lincoln
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Publication number: 20130206946Abstract: A ceiling mounting plate assembly for mounting a device to a suspended ceiling. A panel member is provided with an opening having flanges with a plurality of fastening openings and is adapted to lie atop a ceiling panel. A mounting adapter is received within the panel member opening and is adapted for variable positioning along the panel member opening for connection of the device to the ceiling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2013Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: HEPACart, Inc.Inventor: HEPACart, Inc.
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Patent number: 8500079Abstract: Disclosed therein is a sprinkler mounting device having a mounting bracket that includes a tightening member mounted on the front of a bracket body for opening and closing an open portion by a lever, so that the tightening member can firmly hold a reducer, to which a head is joined, once a worker bends the lever back after inserting the reducer into the bracket body.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Kofulso Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seung-il Oh
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Patent number: 8490938Abstract: An installer is installed in a hole in a ceiling or a wall and includes a speaker frame and two connective units. The speaker frame may fix down a speaker and has a circumferential edge. The two connective units are provided on the speaker frame and either connective unit has a connective flexible strip, which may contract or expand laterally by moving in the longitudinal direction. First, as the two connective flexible strips contract inwardly in the radial direction, the speaker may be allowed to pass and then be placed in the hole. Then, as the two connective flexible strips expand outwardly in the radial direction, the diameter formed by the two connective units is larger than that of the hole. Now, the outer layer of a wall or a ceiling is sandwiched in between the circumferential edge and the two connective flexible strips.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Meiloon Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jack Peng
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Patent number: 8485487Abstract: An easy-mount in-ceiling speaker mount has multiple fastening units mounted on an in-ceiling speaker. Each fastening unit has a base frame, a torsion spring securely mounted on the base frame, a pivoting member pivotally mounted on the base frame, a slider plate longitudinally movable on the base frame, and a spring holder receiving the torsion spring, pivotally mounted on the base frame and blocked by the pivoting member. When the speaker mount is moved upwardly through a ceiling, a bottom of the ceiling holds a ceiling support formed on the slider plate and the pivoting member is pushed and pivoted. After being unblocked from the pivoting member, the spring holder is pivoted to hold a top of the ceiling in completion of the mounting of the speaker mount. Accordingly, the mounting procedures of the speaker mount can be easily achieved by simply pushing it upwardly through a ceiling.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Inventor: Liang-Chih Cheng
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Patent number: 8485486Abstract: A display mount is provided for a vehicle, such an aircraft. The display mount includes, but is not limited to a support frame and a display accommodation device. The support frame is designed for incorporation in a supply channel, and the display accommodation device is designed to receive a display. The display accommodation device is connected to the support frame such that the display accommodation device is movable with a combined rotational movement and translational movement relative to the support frame between a first operating position and a second operating position.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Christian Riedel, Guenter Schmitz
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Patent number: 8475014Abstract: A T-bar mounting bracket assembly for a luminaire fixture frame having a bracket, a clip vertically adjustable relative to the bracket, the clip extending through an opening in the bracket, a fastener extending through the bracket and the clip and, the fastener spaced from a location where the clip passes through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group, LLCInventors: Mark O. Jones, Graham M. Rippel, Michael S. O'Boyle, Craig S. Nevers
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Patent number: 8474199Abstract: A sprinkler mounting device, in which an open-type mounting bracket for mounting a reducer having a head is temporarily joined to a support bar, thereby preventing a separation of the mounting bracket from the support bar during work.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Kofulso Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seung-il Oh
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Patent number: 8474774Abstract: The invention relates to a panel component holder arranged to be attached to a panel element. The panel component holder comprises at least one supporting means and a casing including a brim and at least one retainer. The at least one supporting means comprises an attached end being attached to the casing, an elastic means and a free end. Said at least one retainer is arranged to prevent outwardly movement of the at least one supporting means from said casing in a plane coinciding with the centre axis of the casing, wherein the outwardly movement of the supporting means is induced by the elastic means.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Axis ABInventor: Sven Svensson
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Publication number: 20130153731Abstract: Exposed fixture means and associated mounting features constituting a broad range of structural, aesthetic, and/or functional enhancements to existing recessed fixtures. Embodiments are generally configured to couple at a structural surface at and/or surrounding a recessed fixture. A mounting ring provides secure attachment at the structural surface, a ring cover typically engages with the mounting ring in a twist-lock engagement. An exposed fixture means (EFM) may be coupled at a side of the ring cover opposite the mounting ring. A system of correspondingly configured latch members of each of the ring cover and mounting ring enables relatively universal coupling of different EFMs at an already installed mounting ring. EFMs include a wide variety of aesthetic, functional, and/or structural embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2013Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: Burnes Brighter Ideas, LLCInventor: Burnes Brighter Ideas, LLC
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Patent number: RE45399Abstract: In an embodiment of the present invention there is disclosed a mounting assembly for a sprinkler reducer. The assembly includes a mounting bracket having a locking unit, a latitudinal support bar to which the mounting bracket is movably coupled, and a pair of longitudinal support units which are coupled to opposite ends of the support bar.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Victaulic CompanyInventors: Charles Kafenshtok, Charles V. Oakes