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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2015
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Grzegorz Wronski, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Zhihong Lin, Shanghai, CN;
Steven Pyshos, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A retention structure for retaining a recessed lighting fixture behind a ceiling includes an attachment structure that has a first wall and a second wall. The attachment structure is designed to be attached to a housing of a recessed light fixture. The retention structure further includes a screw attached to the first wall of the attachment structure and to the second wall of the attachment structure. The retention structure also includes a pawl attached to the threaded screw. The pawl is rotatable along with the threaded screw. The pawl is also axially movable along the threaded screw between the first wall of the attachment structure and the second wall of the attachment structure.