| 摘要 |
A mounting device for attaching a fan or similar electrical fixture to a cathedral ceiling either at the center of the ceiling or in a pitched section thereof during construction is described. The mounting device comprises; 1) a rectangular box having an open top, a closed bottom, at least two opposing extended side walls and at least one short side wall of about the same depth as; 2) an integral electrical outlet box having a center screw hole, forming a part of the closed bottom and having its open end approximately coplanar with the outer surface of the closed bottom. According to a first embodiment, the extended sidewalls are of a shape to fit the peak of a cathedral ceiling and the mounting device includes two opposing short sidewalls. According to a second embodiment, the mounting device includes, opposing a single short wall, a third extended wall and the two opposing extended side walls that extend angularly from the top of the short wall to the top of the third extended wall so as to generally fit the pitch of a cathedral-type ceiling. A method for installing the mounting device of the present invention is also described.
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