Fluorescent light fixture assembly

Claim 2

A fluorescent light fixture comprising a support frame and a bracket, and slidably disposed interengageable means on said frame and bracket whereby said bracket may be detachably and slidably mounted in said frame in position to hold a socket in predetermined spatial relationship to said frame, and in which said frame comprises a channel having a bottom wall and two sidewalls, said bracket comprises a top wall and two sidewalls, and said interengageable means comprise a pair of lips extending longitudinally of said bottom wall in a plane above the plane of said bottom wall and a pair of flanges extending from the lower edges of said bracket sidewalls whereby said bracket may be slid longitudinally of said channel to position said flanges under said lips.

Claim 3

A fixture as recited in claim 1 in which said flanges are provided with stop members engageable with said lips to limit the longitudinal sliding movement of said bracket in one direction whereby said bracket is positioned in predetermined relationship to one end of said channel.

Claim 4

A fixture as recited in claim 2 in which said channel has an end wall and the end of said bracket top wall adjacent said end wall is provided with a recess, the edges of said top wall defining said recess being engageable with a socket to hold it in fixed position against said end wall.

Claim 5

A fixture as recited in claim 1 in which each bracket sidewall has a second flange extending outwardly from its lower edge, said second flanges being slidably engageable with said channel sidewalls to guide said first mentioned flanges into engagement with said lips with each of said bracket sidewalls spaced from the adjacent sidewall of said channel.

Claim 6

A fixture as recited in claim 4 in which each sidewall of said bracket has a protuberance extending outwardly therefrom for engagement with a socket having a base positioned between a bracket sidewall and the adjacent sidewall of said channel.

Claim 7

A fluorescent light tube assembly comprising a frame, a pair of brackets and a plurality of sockets, said brackets and sockets being dimensioned to fit within said frame for storage, and cooperating means on said frame, brackets and sockets comprising the sole means for securing a pair of sockets adjacent each end of said channel to support a fluorescent light tube exteriorly of said channel in predetermined spatial relationship to said channel, and in which said frame comprises a channel having a bottom wall, two end walls, and two sidewalls, each of said brackets comprises a pair of sidewalls, each of said sockets has a base, and said cooperating means comprises a pair of lips in spaced parallel relationship to said bottom wall adjacent each of said end walls, flanges on said brackets slidably engageable with said lips to hold said brackets with their sidewalls in uniform parallel spaced relationship to said first mentioned sidewalls, a protuberance on each sidewall of each of said brackets, and a recess in each socket base engageable with one of said protuberances as each bracket is slid toward the adjacent end wall in engagement with one pair of said pair of lips, each of said socket bases having a thickness substantially equal to the distance between each bracket sidewall and the adjacent sidewall of said channel.

Claim 8

A fluorescent light tube assembly comprising a frame, a pair of brackets and a plurality of sockets, said brackets and sockets being dimensioned to fit within said frame for storage, and cooperating means on said frame, brackets and sockets comprising the sole means for securing a pair of sockets adjacent each end of said channel to support a fluorescent light tube exteriorly of said channel in predetermined spatial relationship to said channel, and in which said frame comprises a channel having a bottom wall, two end walls, and two sidewalls, each of said brackets comprises a pair of sidewalls, each of said sockets has a base, and said cooperating means comprises a pair of lips in spaced parallel relationship to said bottom wall adjacent each of said end walls, flanges on said brackets slidably engageable with said lips to hold said brackets with their sidewalls in uniform parallel spaced relationship to said first mentioned sidewalls, a protuberance on each sidewall of each of said brackets, and a recess in each socket base engageable with one of said protuberances as each bracket is slid toward the adjacent end wall in engagement with one pair of said pair of lips, each of said socket bases having a thickness substantially equal to the distance between each bracket sidewall and the adjacent sidewall of said channel.

Claim 9

A fluorescent light tube assembly comprising a channel, a bracket and a plurality of sockets, said channel having integral means for holding said bracket adjacent one end thereof, said sockets each having a base fitting loosely within said channel adjacent each side thereof with its light tube holding portion exteriorly of said channel, and said bracket having integral means for slidably guiding it into engagement with said first mentioned means and with said bases, whereby each of said sockets is firmly held in position to support one end of a fluorescent light tube exteriorly of said channel in predetermined spatial relationship to said channel, and in which said channel comprises a bottom wall, two end walls and two sidewalls, each of said sidewalls having a recess adjacent each end wall, each of said recesses being of sufficient width to receive the light tube holding portion of said sockets.

Claim 10

A fluorescent light tube assembly comprising a channel, a bracket and a plurality of sockets, said channel having integral means for holding said bracket adjacent one end thereof, said sockets each having a base fitting loosely within said channel adjacent each side thereof with its light tube holding portion exteriorly of said channel, and said bracket having integral means for slidably guiding it into engagement with said first mentioned means and with said bases, whereby each of said sockets is firmly held in position to support one end of a fluorescent light tube exteriorly of said channel in predetermined spatial relationship to said channel, and in which said channel comprises a bottom wall, two end walls and two sidewalls, each of said sidewalls having a recess adjacent each end wall, each of said recesses being of sufficient width to receive the light tube holding portion of said sockets.

Claim 11

An assembly as recited in claim 7 in which said bracket comprises a top wall and two sidewalls, each of said bracket sidewalls has a flange extending inwardly from its lower edge, said first mentioned means comprises a pair of outwardly directed lips extending longitudinally of said bottom wall in a plane parallel to and spaced above said bottom wall, and said second mentioned means comprises a pair of flanges extending outwardly from the lower edges of said bracket sidewalls into engagement with said channel sidewalls.

Claim 12

A fluorescent light fixture assembly comprising a channel having a bottom wall, two sidewalls and an end wall, a bracket having two sidewalls and a top wall, and a plurality of sockets, said bracket being slidable longitudinally in said channel, two outwardly directed lips extending longitudinally of said bottom wall in predetermined spaced relationship to said channel sidewalls and end wall, inwardly directed flanges extending from the lower edges of said bracket sidewalls and engageable with said lips to prevent accidental sliding movement of said bracket in said channel, and stop means on said flanges engageable with said lips for locating said bracket with one end of said top wall adjacent said end wall, said bracket top wall having a plurality of recesses in said one end each engageable with one of said sockets to hold it in predetermined spatial relationship to said channel.

Claim 13

A fluorescent light fixture assembly comprising a channel having a bottom wall, two sidewalls and an end wall, a bracket having two sidewalls and a top wall, and a plurality of sockets, said bracket being slidable longitudinally in said channel, two outwardly directed lips extending longitudinally of said bottom wall in predetermined spaced relationship to said channel sidewalls and end wall, inwardly directed flanges extending from the lower edges of said bracket sidewalls and engageable with said lips to prevent accidental sliding movement of said bracket in said channel, and stop means on said flanges engageable with said lips for locating said bracket with one end of said top wall adjacent said end wall, said bracket top wall having a plurality of recesses in said one end each engageable with one of said sockets to hold it in predetermined spatial relationship to said channel.