CA2507362A1 - Recessed electrical equipment fixture - Google Patents

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CA2507362A1
CA2507362A1 CA002507362A CA2507362A CA2507362A1 CA 2507362 A1 CA2507362 A1 CA 2507362A1 CA 002507362 A CA002507362 A CA 002507362A CA 2507362 A CA2507362 A CA 2507362A CA 2507362 A1 CA2507362 A1 CA 2507362A1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/02Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases
    • F21V21/04Recessed bases
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02GINSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02Details
    • H02G3/08Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
    • H02G3/12Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes for flush mounting
    • H02G3/123Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes for flush mounting in thin walls
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02GINSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02Details
    • H02G3/08Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
    • H02G3/18Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes providing line outlets
    • H02G3/20Ceiling roses or other lighting sets
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S248/00Supports
    • Y10S248/906Electrical outlet box support

Abstract

A recessed fixture for mounting into an opening in a wall structure defining front and rear wall surfaces, comprises a pot defining a fixture chamber adapted to be received in the opening of the wall structure and having a peripheral wall, an end wall at one longitudinal end of the peripheral wall, and a peripheral flange at the other end thereof for abutment with the front wall surface of the wall structure. A clip is provided having a surface-abutting portion for abutting the rear surface of the wall and clip being movably mounted to the peripheral wall of the pot so as to reciprocate between a retracted position where the clip is located inside the fixture chamber and a clipping position where the surface-abutting portion is located outside the fixture chamber and abuts the rear surface of the wall structure when the pot is received in the opening of the wall structure and the peripheral flange contacts the front surface of the wall structure. A clip actuator is coupled to both the clip and the pot for reciprocatively moving the clip between the retracted position and the clipping position. The clip is configured and sized so that the recessed fixture can be mounted and secured in the opening using only one hand. The clip allows selectively clipping an unclipping of the pot in the opening.

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1. A clip for mounting a pot into an opening in a wall structure defining front and rear wall surfaces, the pot being provided with a peripheral wall, an end wall at one longitudinal end of the peripheral wall, and a peripheral flange at the other end thereof for abutment with the front wall surface of the wall structure, the peripheral wall including a generally transversal slot and a generally longitudinal slot extending between the end wall and the peripheral flange and defining a longitudinal axis intersecting said transversal slot, the clip comprising:

a body having a first longitudinal end defining a fastener-receiving portion for receiving a fastener to be secured to the end wall of the pot, a second longitudinal end defining a surface-abutting portion and a clip-mounting portion protruding from said body between said first and second longitudinal ends for slidably mounting the clip to the peripheral wall of said pot via the generally longitudinal slot so as to be reciprocately movable between a first position where said surface-abutting portion is at least partially included within said pot and a second position where said surface-abutting portion extends completely from said generally transversal slot out of said pot;

wherein, in operation, reciprocal movement of the clip between the first and second position is solely caused by the rotation of the fastener.
2. The clip recited in claim 1, wherein said clip-mounting portion includes a T-shaped section configured and sized as to be associated with the generally longitudinal slot of the pot.
3. The clip recited in claim 2, wherein said clip-mounting portion further includes a folded tab so sized as to slide in the generally longitudinal slot of the pot.
4. The clip recited in claim 1, wherein said surface abutting portion defines an obtuse angle with said clip-mounting portion.
5. A recessed fixture for mounting into an opening in a wall structure defining front and rear wall surfaces, said fixture comprising:

a pot adapted to be received in the opening of the wall structure and having a peripheral wall, an end wall at one longitudinal end of the peripheral wall, and a peripheral flange at the other end thereof for abutment with the front wall surface of the wall structure; said pot defining a fixture chamber;

a clip having a surface-abutting portion for abutting the rear surface of the wall; said clip being movably mounted to said peripheral wall of said pot so as to reciprocate between a retracted position where said clip is located inside said fixture chamber and a clipping position where said surface-abutting portion is located outside said fixture chamber and abuts the rear surface of the wall structure when said pot is received in the opening of the wall structure and said peripheral flange contacts the front surface of the wall structure; and a clip actuator coupled to both said clip and said pot for reciprocatively moving the clip between said retracted position and said clipping position.
6. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 5, wherein said clip includes a clip-mounting portion for movably mounting said clip to said peripheral wall of said pot for reciprocating movement between said retracted position and said clipping position; said clip-mounting portion being attached to said surface-abutting portion through an elongated body defining an obtuse angle with said surface-abutting portion and biasing said surface-abutting portion from said clip-mounting portion.
7. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 6, wherein said peripheral wall of said pot including a generally longitudinal slot for receiving said clip-mounting portion of said clip for free movement therein.
8. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 7, wherein said clip-mounting portion includes a T-shaped section configured and sized to engage said generally longitudinal slot.
9. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 7, wherein said clip-mounting portion includes a folded tab configured and sized as to ride inside said generally longitudinal slot of said pot.
10.A recessed fixture as recited in claim 6, wherein said pot further includes a generally transversal slot configured and sized as to allow passage for said surface-abutting portion through said fixture chamber when said clip reciprocatively moves from said retracted position to said clipping position.
11. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 6, wherein said clip further includes a fastener-receiving portion extending from said clip-mounting portion for receiving said clip actuator and for operatively coupling said clip to said pot.
12. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 11, wherein said pot including a slot for allowing passage of said surface-abutting portion of said clip through said peripheral surface; said clip being so mounted to said pot via both said clip actuator and said clip-mounting portion so as to yield a force biasing said surface-abutting portion towards said peripheral wall of said pot;
whereby said surface-abutting portion is biased through said slot when said surface-abutting portion is positioned longitudinally adjacent said slot using said actuator.
13. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 10, wherein said generally transversal slot is part of a cross-shaped slot further including a longitudinal slot intersecting said transversal slot; said clip further comprising a folded flap receivable in said longitudinal slot for contributing to guiding said surface-abutting portion of said clip through said generally transversal slot.
14. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 13, wherein an intersection of said longitudinal and transversal slots defines a tapered section for further contributing to guiding said surface-abutting portion of said clip through said generally transversal slot.
15. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 5, wherein said clip actuator includes a threaded fastener mounting said clip to said end wall of said pot.
16. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 5, wherein said pot is configured and sized as to receive a light fixture.
17.A recessed fixture for mounting into an opening in a wall structure defining front and rear wall surfaces, said fixture comprising:
a pot adapted to be received in the opening of the wall structure and having a peripheral wall, an end wall at one longitudinal end of the peripheral wall, and a peripheral flange at the other end thereof for abutment with the front wall surface of the wall structure; said pot defining a fixture chamber;
a clip having a surface-abutting portion for abutting the rear surface of the wall; said clip being movably mounted to said peripheral wall of said pot so as to reciprocate between a retracted position where said surface-abutting portion is located inside said fixture chamber and a clipping position where said surface-abutting portion is located outside said fixture chamber and abuts the rear surface of the wall structure when said pot is received in the opening of the wall structure and said peripheral flange contacts the front surface of the wall structure; and a clip actuator to reciprocatively move the clip between said retracted position and said clipping position.
18.A recessed fixture as recited in claim 17, wherein said clip includes a clip-mounting portion for movably mounting said clip to said peripheral wall of said pot for reciprocating movement between said retracted position and said clipping position; said clip-mounting portion being attached to said surface-abutting portion through an elongated body defining an obtuse angle with said surface-abutting portion and biasing said surface-abutting portion from said clip-mounting portion.
19.A recessed fixture as recited in claim 18, wherein said peripheral wall of said pot including a generally longitudinal slot for receiving said clip-mounting portion of said clip for free movement therein.
20.A recessed fixture as recited in claim 19, wherein said clip-mounting portion includes a T-shaped section configured and sized to engage said generally longitudinal slot.
21.A recessed fixture as recited in claim 19, wherein said clip-mounting portion includes a folded tab configured and sized as to ride inside said generally longitudinal slot of said pot.
22.A recessed fixture as recited in claim 18, wherein said pot further includes a generally transversal slot configured and sized as to allow passage for said surface-abutting portion through said fixture chamber when said clip reciprocatively moves from said retracted position to said clipping position.
23. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 18, wherein said clip further includes a fastener-receiving portion extending from said clip-mounting portion for receiving said clip actuator and for operatively coupling said clip to said pot.
24. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 23, wherein said pot includes a slot for allowing passage of said surface-abutting portion of said clip through said peripheral surface; said clip being so mounted to said pot via both said clip actuator and said clip-mounting portion so as to yield a force biasing said surface-abutting portion towards said peripheral wall of said pot;
whereby said surface-abutting portion is biased through said slot when said surface-abutting portion is positioned longitudinally adjacent said slot using said actuator.
25. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 22, wherein said generally transversal slot is part of a cross-shaped slot further including a longitudinal slot intersecting said transversal slot; said clip further comprising a folded flap receivable in said longitudinal slot for contributing to guiding said surface-abutting portion of said clip through said generally transversal slot.
26. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 25, wherein an intersection of said longitudinal and transversal slots defines a tapered section for further contributing to guiding said surface-abutting portion of said clip through said generally transversal slot.
27. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 17, wherein said clip actuator includes a threaded fastener mounting said clip to said end wall of said pot.
28. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 17, wherein said pot is configured and sized as to receive a light fixture.
29. A recessed fixture for mounting into an opening in a wall structure defining front and rear wall surfaces, said fixture comprising:
a pot adapted to be received in the opening of the wall structure and having a peripheral wall, an end wall at one longitudinal end of the peripheral wall, and a peripheral flange at the other end thereof for abutment with the front wall surface of the wall structure; said pot defining a fixture chamber;
a clip having a fastener-receiving portion, a surface-abutting portion and an intermediate portion provided between said fastener-receiving portion and said surface-abutting portion; said intermediate portion being mounted to said peripheral wall inside said fixture chamber so as to allow said clip to reciprocate between a retracted position and a clipping position; and a fastener to be mounted between said pot and said clip to reciprocatively move the clip between said retracted position and said clipping position.
30. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 29, wherein said clip includes a clip-mounting portion for movably mounting said clip to said peripheral wall of said pot for reciprocating movement between said retracted position and said clipping position; said clip-mounting portion being attached to said surface-abutting portion through an elongated body defining an obtuse angle with said surface-abutting portion and biasing said surface-abutting portion from said clip-mounting portion.
31.A recessed fixture as recited in claim 30, wherein said peripheral wall of said pot including a generally longitudinal slot for receiving said clip-mounting portion of said clip for free movement therein.
32.A recessed fixture as recited in claim 31, wherein said clip-mounting portion includes a T-shaped section configured and sized to engage said generally longitudinal slot.
33.A recessed fixture as recited in claim 31, wherein said clip-mounting portion includes a folded tab configured and sized as to ride inside said generally longitudinal slot of said pot.
34.A recessed fixture as recited in claim 30, wherein said pot further includes a generally transversal slot configured and sized as to allow passage for said surface-abutting portion through said fixture chamber when said clip reciprocatively moves from said retracted position to said clipping position.
35. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 30, wherein said clip further includes a fastener-receiving portion extending from said clip-mounting portion for receiving said clip actuator and for operatively coupling said clip to said pot.
36. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 35, wherein said pot includes a slot for allowing passage of said surface-abutting portion of said clip through said peripheral surface; said clip being so mounted to said pot via both said clip actuator and said clip-mounting portion so as to yield a force biasing said surface-abutting portion towards said peripheral wail of said pot;
whereby said surface-abutting portion is biased through said slot when said surface-abutting portion is positioned longitudinally adjacent said slot using said actuator.
37. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 34, wherein said generally transversal slot is part of a cross-shaped slot further including a longitudinal slot intersecting said transversal slot; said clip further comprising a folded flap receivable in said longitudinal slot far contributing to guiding said surface-abutting portion of said clip through said generally transversal slot.
38. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 37, wherein an intersection of said longitudinal and transversal slots defines a tapered section for further contributing to guiding said surface-abutting portion of said clip through said generally transversal slot.
39. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 29, wherein said clip actuator includes a threaded fastener mounting said clip to said end wall of said pot.
40. A recessed fixture as recited in claim 29, wherein said pot is configured and sized as to receive a light fixture.
41. A recessed fixture for mounting into an opening in a wall structure defining front and rear wall surfaces, said fixture comprising:
a pot adapted to be received in the opening of the wall structure and having a peripheral wall, an end wall at one longitudinal end of the peripheral wall, and a peripheral flange at the other end thereof for abutment with the front wall surface of the wall structure; said pot defining a fixture chamber;
a clip having a surface-abutting portion for abutting the rear surface of the wall; said clip being movably mounted to said peripheral wall of said pot so as to reciprocate between a retracted position and a clipping position; said surface-abutting portion being located outside said fixture chamber and is so configured as to be deflectable inside said fixture chamber to allow insertion of said recessed fixture into the wall opening; and a clip actuator for reciprocatively moving the clip between said retracted position and said clipping position.
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