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US 12,345,395 · App. 18/746,624 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Lighting fixture mounting systems

Inventor: Brian Halliwell (Pico Rivera, CA)
Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
F21V21/02F21S8/04F16B21/09F21S8/033F21V23/001F21V23/026F21Y2105/10F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 12,345,395
App. No.
18/746,624
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example embodiments provide lighting fixture mounting kits for mounting a flat panel lighting fixture to a mounting surface. The lighting fixture mounting kits may comprise a mounting portion (e.g., a mounting plate) and a lighting fixture. The mounting portion may be secured relative to a mounting surface and may comprise mounting catches. The lighting fixture may be secured relative to the mounting portion, and may comprise fixture catches configured to selectably engage the mounting catches. The lighting fixture may be slidable relative to the mounting portion between an engaged configuration in which the fixture catches are engaged with the mounting catches; and a disengaged configuration in which the fixture catches are disengaged from the mounting catches. When in the disengaged configuration, the lighting fixture is pivotable away from the mounting portion to facilitate access to a back portion of the lighting fixture.

Claims (21)

1. A mounting arm for securing a mounting portion relative to a lighting fixture, the mounting arm comprising:

a portion extending in a first plane between a mounting portion and a lighting fixture;

an attachment point positioned adjacent one end of the portion; and

a slidable slot extending in a longitudinal direction of the portion,

wherein:

the lighting fixture is independently and slidably movable in a direction perpendicular to the mounting portion in a first configuration, and

the lighting fixture is independently and pivotably movable relative to the mounting portion outside the first configuration.

2. The mounting arm of claim 1 , wherein:

the lighting fixture is further pivotable about a first axis relative to the mounting portion when in the disengaged configuration that involves the lighting fixture being disengaged from the mounting portion; and

the lighting fixture is slidable relative to the mounting portion in a direction perpendicular to the first axis.

3. The mounting arm of claim 1 , wherein the lighting fixture is slidable relative to the mounting portion in a direction substantially parallel to a mounting surface to which the mounting portion is secured.

4. The mounting arm of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is pivotably secured at a first end of the at least one mounting arm and the lighting fixture is pivotably secured at a second end of the at least one mounting arm.

5. The mounting arm of claim 4 , wherein the mounting portion is further slidably secured at the first end of the mounting arm.

6. The mounting arm of claim 4 , wherein the lighting fixture is secured relative to the mounting portion by at least one mounting harness.

7. The mounting arm of claim 1 , wherein the lighting fixture is detachably secured relative to the mounting portion.

8. The mounting arm of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is configured to be secured to at least one of a support surface, a junction box secured within the support surface, or a can light secured within the support surface.

9. The mounting arm of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is configured to bias the lighting fixture toward a support surface when the lighting fixture and the mounting portion are engaged relative to one another.

10. The mounting arm of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion comprises one or more mounting catches that are one or more locking features configured to bias the lighting fixture into engagement with the mounting portion.

11. The mounting arm of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion defines at least one guide rail, and wherein the lighting fixture is slidable along the guide rail relative to the mounting portion.

12. The mounting arm of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is selected from a mounting plate or a mounting frame.

13. The mounting arm of claim 1 , wherein the lighting fixture is generally rectangular.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2024
From: HALLIWELL, BRIAN
To: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 067757/0596 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 18479265 · Oct 2, 2023
Continuation 18066729 · Dec 15, 2022
Continuation 17366873 · Jul 2, 2021
Continuation 16822962 · Mar 18, 2020
Continuation 15295519 · Oct 17, 2016
Continuation 15196683 · Jun 29, 2016
Related Publication 20240337367A1 · Oct 10, 2024
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