Retrofit Bracket Assemblies and Methods

摘要

Bracket assemblies and methods of securing a new fixture to an existing base are presented. A bracket assembly, in one embodiment, includes an elongate plate having a base area and one or more struts formed by bending, a fastener to attach the base area to the new fixture, and a clamp to secure the struts to the existing base. Each strut may include one or more transverse apertures positioned at one or more intermediate locations along its length, wherein the apertures are sized and shaped to facilitate breaking and thereby selectively adjust the length of each strut. Selectively adjusting the length of the bracket assembly facilitates the placement of the new fixture at the desired position inside an existing housing.

主权项

1. A bracket assembly for securing an object at a selectively adjustable distance from a substantially cylindrical base, comprising:
an elongate plate, formed from a single piece of rigid material and shaped when bent to define, in its load-bearing configuration, a bracket having a base area, a first strut, and a second strut, wherein said first strut is contiguous with said base area along a first bendable region, and said first strut defines a first aperture positioned at one or more intermediate locations between said base area and a first distal end of said first strut, wherein said first aperture is sized and shaped to facilitate the breaking of said first strut near said first aperture to thereby selectively adjust the length of said first strut, wherein said second strut is contiguous with said base area along a second bendable region, and said second strut defines a second aperture positioned at one or more intermediate locations between said base area and a second distal end of said second strut, wherein said second aperture is sized and shaped to facilitate the breaking of said second strut near said second aperture to thereby selectively adjust the length of said second strut, wherein each of said first and second struts has a concavely curved inner surface shaped to substantially correspond to an outer surface of a substantially cylindrical base, and wherein said base area defines a hole for receiving a fastener; a fastener for securing said base area to an object; and a clamp sized and shaped to at least partially surround and draw together said first and second struts about said substantially cylindrical base.