Box for luminaire and method for installing luminaire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11358748-B2
Application number	US-201816480356-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2018
Priority date	Apr 6, 2017
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

The present invention relates to a box (1) for receiving a luminaire (10), comprising a box body (2) delimiting a space (3) for receiving and supporting a luminaire (10) within the box body (2), an opening (4) delimited by a circumferential edge (5) of the box body (2) for putting the luminaire (10) into and taking the luminaire (10) out of the box (1), and a tap (6) for hanging-up the box (1) carrying the luminaire (10) at a corresponding receiving section. The tap (6) comprises a connection portion (7) extending from the box body (2), and a hanger portion (8) being distant from the box body (2) and laterally extending from the connection portion (7). The present invention further relates to a method for installing a luminaire (10), in particular a built-in luminaire (10) which is providing within a box (1) according to the present invention supporting said luminaire (10) within the space (3) of its box body (2).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A box ( 1 ) containing an uninstalled, built-in luminaire ( 10 ) with unconnected wiring that is configured to be electrically and mechanically installed in an installation opening in a ceiling, comprising:
a box body ( 2 ) delimiting a space ( 3 ) receiving and supporting said uninstalled, built-in luminaire ( 10 ) with unconnected wiring within the box body ( 2 );
an opening ( 4 ) delimited by a circumferential edge ( 5 ) of the box body ( 2 ) for putting the luminaire ( 10 ) into and taking the luminaire ( 10 ) out of the box ( 1 ); and
tap means ( 6 ) for temporarily hanging-up the box ( 1 ) carrying the luminaire ( 10 ) below the installation opening in the ceiling when the box is opened to expose the luminaire being held in the box and enable the unconnected wiring to be electrically installed while the luminaire is held in the box, said tap means ( 6 ) comprising
a connection portion ( 7 ) extending from the box body ( 2 ), and
a hanger portion ( 8 ) being distant from the box body ( 2 ) and laterally extending from the connection portion ( 7 );

wherein the connection portion extends upward from the box when the box is opened so that the hanger portion is capable of being inserted into and hung in the installation opening of the ceiling in order to hang the box and luminaire temporarily from the installation opening.

2. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the hanger portion ( 8 ) laterally extends from the connection portion ( 7 ) so that the tap ( 6 ) has an L-shape, a hook-shape, a cross-shape, a T-shape, or an anchor-shape.

3. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the hanger portion ( 8 ) is provided at a distal end of the connection portion ( 7 ) with respect to the box body ( 2 ).

4. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the hanger portion ( 8 ) is collapsibly and hingedly connected to the connection portion ( 7 ) to allow the tap ( 6 ) to collapse into a folded state such that the lateral extension of the tap ( 6 ) is reduced.

5. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein the hanger portion ( 8 ) is biased towards the unfolded state.

6. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the tap ( 6 ) is provided at and extends from the edge ( 5 ) of the box body ( 2 ) delimiting the opening ( 4 ).

7. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the box ( 1 ) further comprises at least one flap ( 9 ) for selectively closing and exposing at least part of the opening ( 4 ), and the flap ( 9 ) is provided at and extends from the edge ( 5 ) of the box body ( 2 ) delimiting the opening ( 4 ).

8. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the flaps ( 9 ) forms part of or is configured as the connection portion ( 7 ) of the tap ( 6 ).

9. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the box body ( 2 ), the tap ( 6 ) and the flap ( 9 ) are integrally formed with each other.

10. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 9 , wherein the box ( 1 ) is made of cardboard.

11. The box according to claim 1 wherein the box completely surrounds the luminaire when the luminaire is packed in the box for shipping.

12. A box ( 1 ) containing an uninstalled, built-in luminaire ( 10 ) with unconnected wiring that is configured to be electrically and mechanically installed in an installation opening in a ceiling, comprising:
a box body ( 2 ) delimiting a space ( 3 ) receiving and supporting said uninstalled, built-in luminaire ( 10 ) with unconnected wiring within the box body ( 2 );
an opening ( 4 ) delimited by a circumferential edge ( 5 ) of the box body ( 2 ) for putting the luminaire ( 10 ) into and taking the luminaire ( 10 ) out of the box ( 1 ),
a flap ( 9 ) for selectively closing and exposing the opening ( 4 ) of the box, the flap ( 9 ) being provided at and extending from the circumferential edge ( 5 ) of the box body ( 2 ) delimiting the opening ( 4 ); and
a tap ( 6 ) for temporarily hanging-up the box ( 1 ) carrying the luminaire ( 10 ) below the installation opening in the ceiling in an angled manner, the tap ( 6 ) and the flap ( 9 ) being integrally formed with each other and the flap forming part of the tap, said tap being configured to carry the weight of the box and the luminaire, the tap comprising
a connection portion ( 7 ) extending from the box body ( 2 ) having a proximal end ( 70 ) and a distal end ( 71 ), wherein the flap ( 9 ) forms at least a part of the proximal end ( 70 ), and
a hanger portion ( 8 ) at the distal end of the connection portion ( 7 ) with respect to the box body ( 2 ) and laterally extending from the connection portion ( 7 ), wherein said hanger portion has an unfolded state and a folded state and is collapsibly and hingedly connected to the distal end of connection portion ( 7 ) such that it can be collapsed into a folded state to reduce the lateral extension of the distal end of the tap;
wherein said tap extends upward from the box when the box is opened and before the box is opened the flap covers the opening in the box and the hanger portion is in an unfolded state, and further wherein the hanger portion is adapted to be collapsed into the folded state to insert the hanger portion into the installation opening in the ceiling and then expanded again to an unfolded state in order to temporarily hang-up the box carrying the luminaire from the installation opening.

13. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 12 , wherein the hanger portion ( 8 ) laterally extends from the connection portion ( 7 ) so that the tap ( 6 ) has an L-shape, a hook-shape, a cross-shape, a T-shape, or an anchor-shape.

14. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 12 , wherein the hanger portion ( 8 ) is biased towards the unfolded state.

15. The box ( 1 ) according to claim 12 wherein the box ( 1 ) is made of cardboard.

16. The box according to claim 12 wherein the box completely surrounds the luminaire when the luminaire is packed in the box for shipping.

Assignees

• Tridonic Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Warren Barry

Classifications

• B65D81/368

  Foldable carton-boxes simulating, or transformable into, a special configuration, e.g. a car, a house, an animal (cartons with spaced apart images to give a 3-D effect B65D5/4258; toy models made by folding paper A63H33/16) · CPC title

• B65D85/42

  for ampoules; for lamp bulbs; for electronic valves or tubes · CPC title

• B65D5/4208 Primary

  Means facilitating suspending, lifting, handling, or the like of containers (handles B65D5/46) · CPC title

• F21V21/02

  Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases (F21V21/08 takes precedence; bases for movable standing lamps F21V21/06) · CPC title

• F21V21/08

  Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet · CPC title