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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2018
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Rachel Lynn Sidiropoulos, Middleboro, MA (US);
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A system for mounting pendant lighting fixtures includes an interface component adapted to be at least partially retained in an opening defined by a ceiling. The interface component defines at least one aperture to accommodate a hanging support extending through the opening and configured to support a pendant lighting fixture. The system includes a cover plate defining at least one aperture to accommodate the hanging support. The system also includes at least one magnetic element operable to exert a magnetic bias on the cover plate to secure the cover plate against the interface component and at least partially cover the opening.