US 11,940,132 B2
Light assembly with a suspension assembly
Jack Doresky, Memphis, TN (US); and Douglas Troy Mason, Memphis, TN (US)
Assigned to Hunter Fan Company, Memphis, TN (US)
Filed by Hunter Fan Company, Memphis, TN (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/825,010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0383931 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. F21V 21/03 (2006.01); F21V 21/008 (2006.01); F21V 17/12 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 21/03 (2013.01) [F21V 21/008 (2013.01); F21V 17/12 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light assembly suspended from a structure to illuminate a space, the light assembly comprising:
a ball mount having an internally threaded opening;
a hanger bracket comprising:
a plate configured to mount to the structure, the plate having a face and a side edge;
a seat located below and depending from the face of the plate, wherein the seat is shaped to seat the ball mount; and
a mouth opening from the plate to the seat;
a downrod including opposing first and second ends, with the first end having an internally threaded receptacle;
a canopy having a face and a side wall;
a set of fasteners securing the canopy to the hanger bracket;
a light coupled to the second end of the downrod; and
a threaded connector threaded into the internally threaded opening of the ball mount and threaded into the internally threaded receptacle.