Mounting arrangement for a fixture having a mounting plate with wiring and driving compartment and holes for rope to be threaded therethrough

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11112074-B2
Application number	US-202016818361-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2020
Priority date	Mar 16, 2019
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A mounting arrangement for an LED fixture, said LED fixture having a holding plate and a driver housing, said arrangement comprising slots configured on said holding plate and on said housing for threading a cable therethrough, said cable is connected to a support during mounting said fixture.

First claim

We claim:

1. A mounting arrangement ( 200 ) for a lighting fixture ( 205 ), said mounting arrangement ( 200 ) comprising:
a. a holding plate ( 230 ) having a first end ( 230 a ) and a second end ( 230 b );
b. a first hole ( 210 ) configured near said first end ( 230 a );
c. a second hole ( 215 ) configured near said second end ( 230 b );
d. a wiring and driver compartment ( 245 ) fastened to an operative top surface of said holding plate ( 230 );
e. a first extension ( 250 ) defining a third hole ( 250 a ), and a second extension ( 255 ) defining a fourth hole ( 255 a ), said first and second extensions ( 250 and 255 ) provided on either side of said compartment ( 245 ) and extending along the length of said holding plate ( 230 );
f. a third extension ( 260 ) extending operatively vertically from a front wall of said wiring and driver compartment ( 245 ), said third extension ( 260 ) defining a fifth hole ( 260 a ) therein; and
g. a first ( 235 ) removably threaded through said first hole ( 210 ), said third hole ( 250 a ), and said fifth hole ( 260 a ) to form a first loop ( 265 a ) for securing to and hanging said lighting fixture ( 205 ) from an overhead support structure ( 240 ).

2. The mounting arrangement ( 200 ) for a lighting fixture ( 205 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one end of said first rope ( 235 ) is configured in the form of an eye-loop.

3. The mounting arrangement ( 200 ) for a lighting fixture ( 205 ) as claimed n claim 1 , wherein said first ropes ( 235 ) forms a second loop ( 265 b ) around said support structure ( 240 ) for gripping said support structure ( 240 ).

4. The mounting arrangement ( 200 ) for a lighting fixture ( 205 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a plurality of fins is configured on said wiring and driver compartment ( 245 ) for dissipating heat generated by the driver.

5. The mounting arrangement ( 200 ) for a lighting fixture ( 205 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said lighting fixture ( 205 ) comprises rails ( 315 ) provided on the operative bottom surface of said holding plate ( 230 ), said rails ( 315 ) are configured to receive linearly re-locatable sliding brackets ( 310 ) for suspending said fixture ( 205 ).

6. The mounting arrangement ( 200 ) for a lighting fixture ( 205 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a second rope (not shown in figures) similar to the first rope ( 235 ) is threaded through said second hole ( 215 ), said fourth hole ( 255 a ), and said fifth bole ( 260 a ) for securing and hanging said fixture ( 205 ) to said support structure ( 240 ).

7. The mounting arrangement ( 200 ) for a lighting fixture ( 205 ) as claimed in claim 6 , wherein one end of said first rope ( 235 ) and said second rope includes a locking arrangement ( 270 ) in the form of locking rope-clip connected to it.

8. The mounting arrangement ( 200 ) for a lighting fixture ( 205 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a mounting bracket ( 300 ) is fitted on said compartment ( 245 ) in an offset manner from the center of said compartment ( 245 ), said mounting bracket ( 300 ) being pivoted to said compartment ( 245 ) along an axis parallel to the length of said holding plate ( 230 ).

9. The mounting arrangement ( 200 ) for a lighting fixture ( 205 ) as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said mounting bracket ( 300 ) includes a plurality of curved slots ( 302 ) configured thereon to receive bolts pre-installed in said compartment ( 300 ).

10. The mounting arrangement ( 200 ) for a lighting fixture ( 205 ) as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the material for said holding plate ( 230 ), said compartment ( 245 ) and said mounting bracket ( 300 ) is selected from the group consisting of aluminium and stainless steel.

Assignees

• Appleton Grp Llc

Inventors

• Kulkarni Harish P
• Graff Timothy E
• Patil Santosh K

Classifications

• F21V29/508

  of electrical circuits · CPC title

• F21S8/061

  with a non-rigid pendant, i.e. a cable, wire or chain · CPC title

• F21V23/007

  enclosed in a casing · CPC title

• F21S8/043 Primary

  mounted by means of a rigid support, e.g. bracket or arm · CPC title

• F21V29/70

  characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks · CPC title