US 12,480,644 B2
Configurable flat mounting frame with hanger bars
John Edward Bowen, Sharpsburg, GA (US); Jared Michael Davis, Newnan, GA (US); and Jyoti Kumar, Tyrone, GA (US)
Assigned to SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed by SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/638,881.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/467,153, filed on May 17, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 23180219 (EP), filed on Jun. 20, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0198605 A1, Jun. 19, 2025
Int. Cl. F21V 21/04 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 21/04 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A configurable flat mounting frame, the mounting frame having a length and a width and comprising:
a longitudinal edge and a lateral edge,
a light fixture receiving opening formed therein, the light fixture receiving opening having a first shape and configured to receive a light fixture,
a breakaway panel disposed adjacent to the light fixture receiving opening, the breakaway panel being detachable from the mounting frame to change the light fixture receiving opening from the first shape to a plurality of second shapes to thereby accommodate different shapes and sizes of light fixtures,
wherein the breakaway panel is outlined by at least one slit along which the breakaway panel is detachable from the mounting frame, and
wherein slots substantially parallel to the lateral edge outline breakaway sections of the mounting frame, said breakaway sections enabling adjustment of the mounting frame length.