T-bar mounting system
View Patent ↗A T-bar mounting bracket assembly for a luminaire fixture frame having a bracket, a clip vertically adjustable relative to the bracket, the clip extending through an opening in the bracket, a fastener extending through the bracket and the clip and, the fastener spaced from a location where the clip passes through the opening.
1. A T-bar mounting bracket assembly for a luminaire fixture frame, comprising:
a bracket;
a clip vertically adjustable relative to said bracket, said clip extending through an opening in said bracket;
a fastener extending through said bracket and said clip wherein said fastener engages a T-bar extending between said bracket and said clip;
said fastener spaced from a location where said clip passes through said opening.
2. The T-bar mounting bracket assembly of claim 1 further comprising a space between said fastener and a lower portion of said clip for receiving said T-bar.
3. The T-bar mounting assembly of claim 1 , said clip having a neck extending through said opening.
4. The T-bar mounting assembly of claim 1 wherein tightening of said fastener causes said clip to wedge against said bracket.
5. The T-bar mounting assembly of claim 1 further comprising locator tabs extending from said bracket.
6. The T-bar mounting bracket assembly of claim 5 said clip and said bracket having three points of contact with a T-bar grid member.
7. A suspended ceiling mounting assembly for a luminaire, comprising:
a bracket extending from a first hanger bar to a second hanger bar;
a slot extending through said bracket;
a clip adjustable through said slot; and,
a fastener engaging said bracket, said clip and a suspended ceiling member;
wherein said suspended ceiling member is captured between said bracket, said clip and said fastener;
wherein said bracket engages a suspended ceiling tile.
8. The suspended ceiling mounting assembly of claim 7 , said clip and said bracket defining three points of contact with a suspended ceiling member.
9. The suspended ceiling mounting assembly of claim 7 further comprising a hand tightenable nut.
10. The suspended ceiling mounting assembly of claim 9 , said nut being a wing nut.
11. The suspended ceiling mounting assembly of claim 7 further comprising a knob, said knob being spring loaded.
12. The suspended ceiling mounting assembly of claim 7 , said assembly allowing a tool-less installation between said bracket, said clip and a suspended ceiling member.
13. The suspended ceiling mounting assembly of claim 7 further comprising a foot extending from said bracket for inhibiting ceiling tile float.