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A plaster frame for mounting a lighting fixture in recessed fashion in a ceiling comprises a main body portion including a rectangular, planar member defining an aperture therein, the aperture being similarly dimensioned to the ceiling aperture in which the lighting fixture is to be mounted. Hanger

A plaster frame for mounting a lighting fixture in recessed fashion in a ceiling comprises a main body portion including a rectangular, planar member defining an aperture therein, the aperture being similarly dimensioned to the ceiling aperture in which the lighting fixture is to be mounted. Hanger bar brackets are integrally formed with the planar member at breakaway junctions along opposite, first sides of the planar member. The hanger bar brackets are adapted to receive hanger bars for mounting the plaster frame between spaced joists supporting the ceiling. Each hanger bar bracket is removable from the planar member by bending at the breakaway junctions. The hanger bar brackets are reattachable to the planar member along opposite, second sides thereof by means of bendable, spaced tabs formed on the brackets receivable in similarly spaced apertures defined in the planar member. The ability to relocate the hanger bar brackets permits the plaster frame to be oriented in two ways between the spaced ceiling joists. Complete removal of the hanger bar brackets permits insertion of the plaster frame through an aperture defined in an existing ceiling to provide support for a lighting fixture on the interior surface of the ceiling.

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A plaster frame for mounting a lighting fixture in recessed fashion in a predeterminedly dimensioned aperture defined in a ceiling, said ceiling being supported by predeterminedly spaced ceiling joists, said plaster frame including in combination: a main body portion including a planar member, said

A plaster frame for mounting a lighting fixture in recessed fashion in a predeterminedly dimensioned aperture defined in a ceiling, said ceiling being supported by predeterminedly spaced ceiling joists, said plaster frame including in combination: a main body portion including a planar member, said planar member defining an aperture therein dimensioned similarly to said aperture defined in said ceiling; first and second hanger bar brackets integrally formed with said planar member along first and second breakaway junctions, respectively, generally located along first and second sides of said planar member, respectively, said hanger bar brackets being adapted for receipt of hanger bars for mounting said plaster frame in a first orientation between said ceiling joists with said aperture defined in said planar member being aligned with said ceiling aperture, said hanger bar brackets being detachable from said planar member at said breakaway junctions; each said hanger bar bracket including means for reattaching said hanger bar bracket to said planar member at third and fourth sides thereon, respectively, said third and fourth sides being generally perpendicular to said first and second sides, for mounting said plaster frame between said ceiling joists in a second orientation different from said first orientation.