Recessed downlight mounting fixture
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1. A recessed downlight mounting fixture, comprising:
- a fixture plate formed from a blank, said fixture plate having at least one aperture for receiving a lamp housing therethrough;
a junction box formed from said blank and foldably integral with said fixture plate;
at least one junction box door formed from said blank with said fixture plate; and
,at least one mounting bar bracket formed from said blank.
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Abstract
A recessed downlight mounting fixture having a fixture plate formed from a blank, the fixture plate having at least one aperture for receiving a lamp housing, a junction box formed from said the blank and foldably integral with said the fixture plate, at least one junction box door formed from the blank with the fixture plate, and, at least one mounting bar bracket formed from the blank.
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33 Claims
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1. A recessed downlight mounting fixture, comprising:
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a fixture plate formed from a blank, said fixture plate having at least one aperture for receiving a lamp housing therethrough; a junction box formed from said blank and foldably integral with said fixture plate; at least one junction box door formed from said blank with said fixture plate; and
,at least one mounting bar bracket formed from said blank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A recessed downlight mounting fixture, comprising:
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a fixture plate having at least two opposed sides and an end; first and second offset tabs extending from said opposed sides; first and second mounting bar brackets formed integral with said fixture plate and adjacent said tabs; a junction box foldably integral with said end of said fixture plate; wherein said fixture plate, said mounting bar brackets, and said junction box are formed by a single tooling. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A blank layout for a recessed downlight mounting fixture, comprising:
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a fixture plate having offset tabs extending from opposed sides of said fixture plate; first and second mounting bar brackets positioned adjacent said offset tabs in said blank layout; at least one junction box door adjacent said mounting bar brackets on said blank; a junction box foldably integral with said fixture plate; said fixture plate, said at least one junction box door, said mounting bar brackets, and said junction box formed from said blank. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A process for forming a recessed downlight mounting fixture, comprising the steps of:
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placing a blank in a tooling device; making a plurality of tooling cuts to form various assembly parts from said blank; retaining said assembly parts on said blank by webs located between said parts; and
,extruding a lamp housing aperture from said blank. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A recessed downlight mounting fixture, comprising:
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a fixture plate formed from a blank, said fixture plate having at least one extruded aperture for receiving a lamp housing therethrough; a junction box formed from said blank and foldably integral with said fixture plate; at least one junction box door formed from said blank with said fixture plate; and
,at least one mounting bar bracket foldably integral with said blank.
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30. A method for forming a recessed downlight mounting frame, comprising the steps of:
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positioning a blank in a single tooling; forming a fixture plate with said single tooling; extruding said fixture plate to define an aperture for receiving an enclosure therethrough; punching at least one junction box door and mounting bar brackets from said blank; and
,folding a junction box integral with said fixture plate from said blank. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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