Adjustable hanger bar for luminaires

US8939418B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8939418-B2
Application numberUS-201414242540-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 1, 2014
Priority dateApr 5, 2013
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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Abstract

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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.

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What is claimed is: 1. A hanger bar assembly, comprising: a first hanger bar member comprising: a first rail segment; a first channel segment including a first channel; a first transitional middle segment extending between the first rail segment and the first channel segment, wherein the first rail segment and the first channel segment are offset from each other with respect to a horizontal axis; and a first stoppage tab extending out from an edge of the first channel segme…

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  • F21V21/048Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8939418B2 cover?
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 …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Green Russell, Clarke Terence, Wronski Grzegorz, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F21V21/048. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).