US4999748A
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System for securing illumination instrument
Assignee: ULTIMA Ltd 15-3 ASAKUSA 3-CHOME TAITO-KU TOKYO JAPAN
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Filing: 1989-09-28
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Granted: 1991-03-12
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Expires: 2009-09-28
Abstract
Abstract A system for fixedly securing an illumination instrument to a ceiling of a building structure, comprises a flexible suspender adapted to be connected to an under surface of a slab of the building structure and extending generally vertically therefrom, a suspender grasping assembly for releasably grasping the flexible suspender to move therealong in a vertical direction and to be held at any desired height, and engaging member frictionally engaging with an outer periphery of the suspender grasping assembly to hold an illumination instrument support member at a temporal set position.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayuki Aoshika
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:57
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/02; E; E04; E04B; E04B9/00; E04B9/006; F21V21/04; F21V21/049; F21S; F21S8/00; F21S8/02; F21S8/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A system for fixedly securing an illumination instrument to a ceiling of a building structure, comprising a flexible suspender adapted to be connected to an under surface of a slab of said building structure and extending generally vertically therefrom, a suspender grasping assembly for releasably grasping said flexible suspender to move therealong in a vertical direction and to be held at any desired height, and engaging means frictionally engaging with an outer periphery of said suspender grasping assembly to hold an illumination instrument support member at a temporal set position, said suspender grasping assembly including an upwardly-converging tapered bore within which a slider having a hollow extension extending in a longitudinal direction of the slider is contained to move along a vertical direction and normally biased upwards by a compression spring disposed within the bore, and plural clamping members disposed on an upper end of the slider movable in a radial direction along the tapered bore by a pushing force of the spring.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
163 words
A system for fixedly securing an illumination instrument to a ceiling of a building structure, comprising a flexible suspender adapted to be connected to an under surface of a slab of said building structure and extending generally vertically therefrom, a suspender grasping assembly for releasably grasping said flexible suspender to move therealong in a vertical direction and to be held at any desired height, and engaging means frictionally engaging with an outer periphery of said suspender grasping assembly to hold an illumination instrument support member at a temporal set position, said suspender grasping assembly including an upwardly-converging tapered bore within which a slider having a hollow extension extending in a longitudinal direction of the slider is contained to move along a vertical direction and normally biased upwards by a compression spring disposed within the bore, and plural clamping members disposed on an upper end of the slider movable in a radial direction along the tapered bore by a pushing force of the spring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 1, further comprising fixation means having its base anchored into said slab, and an anchor grip connected to said fixation means and grasping an upper end of said flexible suspender.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
The system of claim 2, wherein said anchor grip allows insertion of one end of said flexible suspender in a direction toward said slab and prevents pull-out of said one end of said flexible suspender in a direction toward said illumination instrument support member, and wherein said suspender grasping assembly allows insertion of the other end of said flexible suspender in a downward direction and prevents pull-out of said other end of said flexible suspender in an upward direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 1, further comprising rotation preventing means for preventing rotation of said illumination instrument support member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 4, wherein said rotation preventing means comprises a washer having pawls for preventing rotation of said illumination instrument support member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system of claim 4, wherein said rotation preventing means comprises a stepped washer having a raised bracket portion which snugly fits into an opening of said illumination instrument support member for preventing rotation of said member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 4, 5 or 6, wherein said rotation preventing means further comprises a hole which snugly fits on said outer periphery of said suspender grasping assembly to prevent rotation of the grasping assembly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 4, 5 or 6, wherein said rotation preventing means is secured by means of a nut.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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