An apparatus for mounting a lighting fixture is provided having a mount housing with at least one pivot portion and a support panel with at least one hook portion, the support panel being attached to the mount housing in a manner where the hook portion can slide and pivot with respect to the pivot p
An apparatus for mounting a lighting fixture is provided having a mount housing with at least one pivot portion and a support panel with at least one hook portion, the support panel being attached to the mount housing in a manner where the hook portion can slide and pivot with respect to the pivot portion. The pivot portion includes a rail, a tab-slot and a tab-rest, the tab-slot and tab-rest being adjacent to the rail and the hook portion has a hook member and a tab-stand adjacent to the hook member. The support panel is free to move between an open and a closed position and, preferably, detachable from the mount housing. A method for mounting a lighting fixture is also disclosed.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus for mounting a lighting fixture comprising: a mount housing having a top end, at least one pivot portion positioned at the top end, the pivot portion including a rail, a tab-slot and a tab-rest, the tab-slot and tab-rest being adjacent to the rail, and two
The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus for mounting a lighting fixture comprising: a mount housing having a top end, at least one pivot portion positioned at the top end, the pivot portion including a rail, a tab-slot and a tab-rest, the tab-slot and tab-rest being adjacent to the rail, and two front-wall portions defining a support-panel cavity; and a support panel configured to allow the lighting fixture to be mounted thereto, the support panel having an upper end and at least one hook portion positioned at the upper end, the hook portion including a hook member and a tab-stand adjacent to the hook member and being slidably and pivotally engaged with respect to the pivot portion, whereby the support panel is free to move between an elevated and stationary open position about the mount housing wherein the open position is maintained by the tab-stand resting upon the tab-rest and a closed position wherein the tab-stand is received within the tab-slot and the support panel is fittingly received within the support-panel cavity whereby the front-wall portions together with the support panel complete a front-wall of the apparatus. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the hook portion is detachably engaged with respect to the pivot portion. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the mount housing has two pivot portions and the support panel has two corresponding hook portions. 4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the pivot portion includes a tab-stop positioned between the tab-slot and the tab-rest, the tab-stop being adjacent to the rail and projecting outward from the mount housing. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the mount housing has at least one entry-site, the entry-site being configured to receive an electrical conduit therethrough into the apparatus. 6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the mount housing comprises a wall bracket and a housing cover removably secured to the wall bracket. 7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the wall bracket has attachment-slots, whereby the mount housing can be secured to a junction box. 8. An apparatus for mounting a lighting fixture comprising: a wall bracket having at least one entry-site adapted to receive an electrical conduit; a housing cover removably secured to the wall bracket and having a cover-site, the cover-site being aligned with the entry-site, and two front-wall portions defining a support-panel cavity; and a support panel configured to be secured with respect to the lighting fixture, the support panel slidably and pivotally engaged with respect to the housing cover, the support panel being free to raise and lower the lighting fixture between an elevated and stationary open position about the housing cover and a closed position, the support-panel being sized to fittingly receive the support panel in the closed position, whereby the front-wall portions together with the support panel complete a front-wall of the apparatus. 9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the housing cover has at least one pivot portion, the pivot portion including a rail, a tab-slot and a tab-rest, the tab-slot and tab-rest being adjacent to the rail; the support panel has at least one hook portion, the hook portion being rigidly secured to the support panel and including a hook member and a tab-stand adjacent to the hook member, whereby the hook member is slidably and pivotally engaged to the rail; the tab-stand is supported upon the tab-rest in the open position whereby the support panel is elevated; and the tab-stand is received within the tab-slot in the closed position. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the hook member is detachably engaged with respect to the rail. 11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the wall bracket has attachment-slots, the attachment-slots being configured to secure the apparatus to a junction box. 12. A method for mounting a lighting fixture to a selected surface comprising: providing a mounting apparatus having a mount housing with at least one pivot portion and two front-wall portions, the front-wall portions defining a support-panel cavity, and a support panel with at least one hook portion, the hook portion being slidably and pivotally engaged to the pivot portion such that the support panel is free to move between an elevated and stationary open position and a closed position wherein the support panel is fittingly received within the support-panel cavity such that the front-wall portions together with the support panel complete a front-wall of the mounting apparatus; attaching the mount housing to the selected surface at a desired position; inserting electrical leads into the mount housing; securing the lighting fixture to the support panel; moving the support panel to the open position to elevate the lighting fixture about the mount housing; connecting the electrical leads to electrical wiring from the lighting fixture with the support panel in the open position; and moving the support panel to lower the lighting fixture into the closed position. 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the support panel is detachably engaged to the mount housing and further comprising the step of detaching the support panel from the mount housing and the step of attaching the support panel to the mount housing following the securing step. 14. The method of claim 12 wherein the mount housing comprises a wall bracket and a housing cover removably secured to the wall bracket. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the mount housing has top, rear and side entry-sites sized to receive an electrical conduit. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the desired position is adjacent to a junction box. 17. The method of claim 12 wherein the mount housing includes a tab-stop projecting outward from a front surface at a top end of the mount housing and wherein moving the support panel from the open position to the closed position requires pivoting the support panel upward and sliding the support panel over the tab-stop. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the support panel has an upper end and includes a hook member rigidly mounted at the upper end and the mount housing includes a rigidly mounted rail at the top end, the hook member being slidably and pivotally engaged to the rail. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the support panel includes a tab-stand at the upper end and the mount housing includes a tab-slot and a tab-rest, the tab-stop being positioned therebetween, wherein moving the support panel to the open position includes sliding the support panel along the rail to position the tab-stand over the tab-rest and pivoting the support panel downward to rest the tab-stand upon the tab-rest, and wherein moving the support panel to the closed position includes sliding the support panel along the rail to position the tab-stand over the tab-slot and pivoting the support panel downward to insert the tab-stand into the tab-slot. 20. An apparatus for mounting a lighting fixture comprising: a mount housing having a top end, at least one pivot portion positioned adjacent to the top end, and two front-wall portions, the front-wall portions defining a support-panel cavity and the pivot portion being positioned on a front surface of the support-panel cavity; and a support panel configured to be secured with respect to the lighting fixture, the support panel having an upper end and at least one hook portion positioned adjacent to the upper end, the hook portion being slidably and pivotally engaged with respect to the pivot portion, whereby the support panel is free to raise and lower the lighting fixture between an elevated and stationary open position about the mount housing and a closed position, the support-panel being sized to fittingly receive the support panel in the closed position, whereby the front-wall portions together with the support panel complete a front-wall of the apparatus. 21. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein the pivot portion is rigidly mounted to the mount housing and includes a rail, a tab-slot and a tab-rest, the tab-slot and tab-rest being adjacent to the rail, and the hook portion is rigidly mounted to the support panel and includes a hook member and a tab-stand adjacent to the hook member. 22. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein the support panel has two hook portions, each of the hook portions being positioned adjacent to the upper end and including a hook member and a tab-stand adjacent to the hook member, the tab-stand projecting outward from a rear surface of the support panel, and the mount housing has two corresponding pivot portions, each of the pivot portions being positioned adjacent to the top end and including a rail, a tab-slot sized to receive the corresponding tab-stand when the support panel is in a closed position, and a tab-rest sized to support the corresponding tab-stand when the support panel is in the elevated open position, whereby each hook member is slidably and pivotally engaged to the corresponding rail. 23. The apparatus of claim 22 wherein the mount housing has a front surface and each pivot portion further includes a receptacle space, each receptacle space being defined by the front surface and sized to receive the corresponding hook member in the closed position. 24. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein each pivot portion further includes a tab-stop positioned between the tab-slot and the tab-rest, the tab-stop projecting outward from the front surface. 25. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein the tab-stands are spaced apart by a distance and both the tab-slots and the tab-rests are spaced apart by a substantially equal distance. 26. The apparatus of claim 25 wherein the support panel has an upper edge and a notch in the upper edge whereby, in the open position, the tab-stops limit inadvertent lateral movement of the support panel along the rails towards the first front-wall portion and the notch limits inadvertent lateral movement of the support panel along the rails towards the second front-wall portion.
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Rapp William J. (Hayward CA), Apparatus for mounting a luminaire to a ceiling.
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