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Ceiling Boxes for ceiling fan support
Assignee: Hubbell Inc
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Filing: 1988-04-18
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Granted: 1990-01-09
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Expires: 2008-04-18
Abstract
Abstract A ceiling box for mounting and supporting a ceiling fan thereto. The ceiling box includes a top wall portion with a side wall portion surrounding the periphery of the top wall portion. The box is open at the end opposite the top wall portion and the side wall portion has a pair of flanges extending normal thereto into the open end of the box. These flanges have holes therein for receiving fan supporting screws. In a first embodiment, a pair of threaded mounting screw holes are formed in the top wall portion and are each axially aligned with an unthreaded hole that extends through the respective flange. In a second embodiment, the holes in the flanges are also threaded for added support.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert W. Jorgensen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 15:31
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/08; H02G3/18; H02G3/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A ceiling box 10 adapted to mount and support a ceiling fan thereto via a pair of mounting screws and comprising: a top portion 12; a side portion 14, said side portion extending substantially normal and rigidly coupled to said top portion to form a box open at one end; and a pair of flanges 16,18 projecting substantially normal and rigidly coupled to said side portion, each of said flanges including a hole 40,42 extending normal therethrough; said top portion having a pair of threaded mounting holes extending normal therethrough, each of said mounting holes 46,48 being axially aligned with one of said flange holes, wherein each of said mounting holes and the respective aligned flange hole are adapted to receive a mounting screw for mounting and supporting the ceiling fan thereto, said mounting holes adapted to threadedly receive the mounting screws therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A ceiling box 10 adapted to mount and support a ceiling fan thereto via a pair of mounting screws and comprising: a top portion 12; a side portion 14, said side portion extending substantially normal and rigidly coupled to said top portion to form a box open at one end; and a pair of flanges 16,18 projecting substantially normal and rigidly coupled to said side portion, each of said flanges including a hole 40,42 extending normal therethrough; said top portion having a pair of threaded mounting holes extending normal therethrough, each of said mounting holes 46,48 being axially aligned with one of said flange holes, wherein each of said mounting holes and the respective aligned flange hole are adapted to receive a mounting screw for mounting and supporting the ceiling fan thereto, said mounting holes adapted to threadedly receive the mounting screws therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A ceiling box according to claim 1, wherein said flange holes are sized slightly larger than their respective axially aligned mounting holes for freely receiving a respective screw and supporting said screw therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A ceiling box according to claim 1, wherein said flanges are integral with said side portion and bent substantially normal to said side portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A ceiling box according to claim 1, wherein said side portion is substantially cylindrical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A ceiling box according to claim 1, wherein said ceiling box is one integral unit stamped from galvanized steel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A ceiling box according to claim 1, wherein said top portion includes at least one break-out window which is adapted to receive electrical wires after a portion thereof is broken away.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A ceiling box according to claim 1, wherein said top portion includes a plurality of auxiliary holes extending therethrough.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A ceiling box according to claim 7, wherein at least one of said auxiliary holes is threaded for receiving a threaded fastener.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A ceiling box according to claim 1, wherein said flange holes are threaded and adapted to threadedly engage a respective screw.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A ceiling box according to claim 9, wherein said top portion includes at least one break-out window which is adapted to receive electrical wires after a portion is broken away.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A ceiling box according to claim 9, wherein said top portion includes a plurality of auxiliary holes extending therethrough.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A ceiling box according to claim 11, wherein at least one of said auxiliary holes is threaded.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A ceiling box according to claim 9, wherein said flanges being integral with said side portion and bent substantially normal to said side portion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A ceiling box according to claim 9, wherein said side portion is substantially cylindrical.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A ceiling box according to claim 9, wherein said ceiling box is one integral unit stamped from galvanized steel.
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