US3108751A
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Lighting fixture mounting means
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-03-13
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Granted: 1963-10-29
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Expires: 1981-03-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald M Rodmaker
- 👤 William R Wedding
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:58
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/14; F21V21/30; F21S; F21S8/00; F21Y; F21Y2103/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR AN ILLUMINATOR FIXTURE OF THE ELONGATE LUMINOUS TUBE TYPE, COMPRISING A HOLLOW BRACKET ARM HAVING A CHAMBER THEREIN, AN OFFSET TERMINAL PORTION FORMED WITH AN OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER, SAID CHAMBER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS, SAID ARM INCLUDING A FORWARDLY CLOSED END PORTION HAVING A FLAT SIDE FACE FORMED WITH AN APERTURE COMMUNICATING WITH THE CHAMBER, SAID SIDE FACE HAVING SERRATIONS FORMED THEREIN CIRCUMSCRIBING THE APERTURE, A CLAMP SCREW MOUNTED IN THE CLOSED END AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID APERTURE, SAID SCREW HAVING A PORTION PROJECTING FROM SAID APERTURE, A PAIR OF FIXTURE SUPPORTING END PLATES PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE PROJECTING PORTION OF SAID SCREW, SAID PLATES COMPRISING A PAIR OF SYMMETRICAL OPPOSITELY DISPOSED END FITTINGS EACH HAVING A FLAT OUTER FACE AT ONE SIDE, A HOLLOW NECK FORMED WITH A CONDUCTOR CHAMBER OPENING INTO SAID FLAT OUTER FACES, AND HAVING A WEB AT ONE END PORTION OF THE CONDUCTOR CHAMBER FORMING A PARTIAL CLOSURE THEREOF, SAID WEB BEING FORMED WITH APERTURES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, SAID WEB HAVING FORMED THEREIN A BORE RECEIVING THE CLAMP SCREW PORTION, SAID CLAMP SCREW PORTION EXTENDING THROUGH SAID PLATES TO THE INNER SIDES THEREOF, SAID INNER SIDES
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR AN ILLUMINATOR FIXTURE OF THE ELONGATE LUMINOUS TUBE TYPE, COMPRISING A HOLLOW BRACKET ARM HAVING A CHAMBER THEREIN, AN OFFSET TERMINAL PORTION FORMED WITH AN OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER, SAID CHAMBER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS, SAID ARM INCLUDING A FORWARDLY CLOSED END PORTION HAVING A FLAT SIDE FACE FORMED WITH AN APERTURE COMMUNICATING WITH THE CHAMBER, SAID SIDE FACE HAVING SERRATIONS FORMED THEREIN CIRCUMSCRIBING THE APERTURE, A CLAMP SCREW MOUNTED IN THE CLOSED END AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID APERTURE, SAID SCREW HAVING A PORTION PROJECTING FROM SAID APERTURE, A PAIR OF FIXTURE SUPPORTING END PLATES PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE PROJECTING PORTION OF SAID SCREW, SAID PLATES COMPRISING A PAIR OF SYMMETRICAL OPPOSITELY DISPOSED END FITTINGS EACH HAVING A FLAT OUTER FACE AT ONE SIDE, A HOLLOW NECK FORMED WITH A CONDUCTOR CHAMBER OPENING INTO SAID FLAT OUTER FACES, AND HAVING A WEB AT ONE END PORTION OF THE CONDUCTOR CHAMBER FORMING A PARTIAL CLOSURE THEREOF, SAID WEB BEING FORMED WITH APERTURES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, SAID WEB HAVING FORMED THEREIN A BORE RECEIVING THE CLAMP SCREW PORTION, SAID CLAMP SCREW PORTION EXTENDING THROUGH SAID PLATES TO THE INNER SIDES THEREOF, SAID INNER SIDES
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