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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Abl Ip Holding Llc, Decatur, GA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Howard Clark, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
ABL IP Holding LLC, Decatur, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 15/00 (2015.01); F21V 21/04 (2006.01); F21S 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 21/042 (2013.01); F21S 8/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting mount assembly and method are disclosed to mount a recessed light fixture in an opening in a wall. The lighting mount assembly includes a mounting frame, and at least two adjustable brackets which are movable relative to the mounting frame. The mounting frame and the brackets cooperate to clamp a portion of the wall from opposing sides. Each of the brackets also includes a resilient member, such as a leg spring, which can be engaged to and disengaged from a portion of a light fixture, such as a groove, to hold or release the recessed light fixture in the wall opening.