Mounting Bracket for Linear Fluorescent Wet Location Fixture
First Claim
1. A mounting bracket for mounting a light fixture to a support surface with at least one attachment element, a junction box being proximate said support surface and comprising electrical wires, the light fixture including a light fixture housing presenting a longitudinal axis and a light fixture lens, the mounting bracket comprising:
- a mounting plate presenting a mounting plate main surface adapted for abutting relationship with said support surface, said mounting plate including structure defining a junction box aperture for access to said junction box, and said mounting plate further including structure defining at least one attachment element receiving aperture;
at least one pair of spaced apart, opposing mounting bracket clips carried by said mounting plate and adapted for snapably engaging said light fixture housing; and
a ring gasket operably coupled to said mounting plate main surface and oriented to surround said junction box aperture in watertight relationship,wherein said electrical wires can be connected to said light fixture with said mounting bracket main surface secured in abutting relationship to said support surface by said attachment element, said ring gasket providing for the watertight passing of said electrical wires from said junction box into said light fixture.
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Abstract
A mounting bracket for mounting “wet” location lighting fixtures. In embodiments, a mounting bracket allows a light fixture to be installed over a new or existing junction box. Gasketing and a plurality of bumpers provide a waterproof fit between the fixture and the junction box. In an embodiment, a lighting fixture system comprising a junction box, a lighting fixture, and a mounting bracket is presented. In another embodiment, a method of installing a lighting system to a mounting surface is presented.
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21 Claims
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1. A mounting bracket for mounting a light fixture to a support surface with at least one attachment element, a junction box being proximate said support surface and comprising electrical wires, the light fixture including a light fixture housing presenting a longitudinal axis and a light fixture lens, the mounting bracket comprising:
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a mounting plate presenting a mounting plate main surface adapted for abutting relationship with said support surface, said mounting plate including structure defining a junction box aperture for access to said junction box, and said mounting plate further including structure defining at least one attachment element receiving aperture; at least one pair of spaced apart, opposing mounting bracket clips carried by said mounting plate and adapted for snapably engaging said light fixture housing; and a ring gasket operably coupled to said mounting plate main surface and oriented to surround said junction box aperture in watertight relationship, wherein said electrical wires can be connected to said light fixture with said mounting bracket main surface secured in abutting relationship to said support surface by said attachment element, said ring gasket providing for the watertight passing of said electrical wires from said junction box into said light fixture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A lighting system for illuminating a wet environment, the lighting system comprising:
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a junction box including one or more supply conductors adapted to provide electrical power to the lighting system, the junction box recessed relative to a support surface; a lighting fixture including— a lighting fixture housing presenting a longitudinal axis, a geartray operably coupled to the lighting fixture housing presenting one or more lampholder projections, a lighting fixture lens operably coupled to the lighting fixture housing, and one or more lamps operably coupled to one or more lampholder projections; and a mounting bracket including— a mounting plate presenting a mounting plate main surface configured to interface to the lighting fixture housing along the longitudinal axis, the mounting plate main surface including structure defining a junction box aperture for access to said junction box and the one or more supply conductors, at least one pair of spaced apart, opposing mounting bracket clips carried by said mounting plate and adapted for snapably engaging said light fixture housing, and a ring gasket operably coupled to said mounting plate main surface and oriented to surround said junction box aperture in watertight relationship. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of installing a lighting system to a mounting surface, the lighting system including a junction box having one or more supply conductors being proximate the mounting surface, a lighting fixture including a lighting fixture housing presenting a longitudinal axis, a geartray operably coupleable to the lighting fixture housing presenting one or more lampholder projections and including fixture wiring, a lighting fixture lens operably coupleable to the lighting fixture housing, and one or more lamps, and a mounting plate presenting a mounting plate main surface adapted for abutting relationship with said support surface, said mounting plate including structure defining a junction box aperture for access to said junction box, and said mounting plate further including structure defining at least one attachment element receiving aperture, at least one pair of spaced apart, opposing mounting bracket clips carried by said mounting plate and adapted for snapably engaging said light fixture housing, and a ring gasket operably coupled to said mounting plate main surface and oriented to surround said junction box aperture in watertight relationship, the method comprising:
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operably coupling the mounting bracket mounting plate main surface to the mounting surface, wherein the junction box aperture is aligned with the junction box; operably coupling the lighting fixture housing to the mounting bracket by— aligning the longitudinal axis of the lighting fixture housing with the mounting plate main surface, aligning the at least one pair of spaced apart, opposing mounting bracket clips to the lighting fixture housing, and easing the lighting fixture housing toward the mounting bracket until the at least one pair of spaced apart, opposing mounting bracket clips are operably coupled to the lighting fixture housing and the ring gasket is compressed; connecting the one or more supply conductors to the fixture wiring; operably coupling the geartray to the lighting fixture housing; operably coupling the one or more lamps to one or more lampholder projections; and operably coupling the lighting fixture lens to the lighting fixture housing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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