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Plastic box assembly for ceiling fixture support

  • US 5,407,088 A
  • Filed: 05/13/1993
  • Issued: 04/18/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A ceiling box assembly adapted to support a ceiling fan thereon and adapted to be mounted on a structural member, the combination comprising:

  • a substantially planar lower wall;

    first and second substantially planar opposed side walls coupled to and substantially perpendicular to said lower wall for defining a recess sized to snugly receive a structural member therein;

    an outer wall structure coupled to said first and second side walls and said lower wall for defining a substantially U-shaped shaped inner cavity with a continuous bottom edge defining an open bottom;

    a first bracket being coupled to said outer wall structure to form a first substantially planar surface with said first side wall for contacting one side of the structural member;

    a second bracket being coupled to said outer wall structure to form a second substantially planar surface with said second side wall for contacting the other side of the structural member; and

    fastening means, coupled to said outer wall structure at said bottom edge, for coupling the ceiling fan thereto,said lower wall, said side walls, said outer wall and said brackets all being formed of substantially rigid plastic.

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