EP0947764B1 - Anchoring apparatus for chandeliers - Google Patents

Anchoring apparatus for chandeliers Download PDF

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EP0947764B1
EP0947764B1 EP99830150A EP99830150A EP0947764B1 EP 0947764 B1 EP0947764 B1 EP 0947764B1 EP 99830150 A EP99830150 A EP 99830150A EP 99830150 A EP99830150 A EP 99830150A EP 0947764 B1 EP0947764 B1 EP 0947764B1
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mount
appendixes
hook
cable retainer
elastically stretchable
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Leonardo Pini
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Verda Srl
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/02—Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases
    • F21V21/03—Ceiling bases, e.g. ceiling roses

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  • the present invention refers to an apparatus for anchoring chandeliers.
  • mount it is meant an assembly made up of a generally metal sleeve through which an electrical cable is passed for feeding power to the chandelier; on the end of said sleeve, that is, on the same side of said eyelet element, a so-called cable retainer body made of plastics being fixed for retaining the cable.
  • US-A-3 843 086 and US-A-1 843 201 disclose anchoring apparatus.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a chandelier-anchoring apparatus of simpler use.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a chandelier-anchoring apparatus which, in addition to being easier to use, will ensure safety and stability once installed in place.
  • the advantages deriving from the present invention lie essentially in that it is possible to provide an effective and safe anchorage of the chandeliers to the ceiling; that the present anchoring apparatus is simple to make, cost-effective, reliable even after a prolonged service life, readily and quickly installable also on chandeliers already fitted on their mounts; that - since the apparatus in question engages directly the cable retainer, that is, the mount proper - no use is made of the metal eyelet conventionally associated to the mount, nor of the "S" hook.
  • a chandelier-anchoring apparatus consists of a body (1) with two appendixes (10) elastically stretchable apart and intended to engage, on opposite sides, the mount (M) of the chandelier.
  • the body (1) On the side opposite to said appendixes (10), the body (1) exhibits a portion (12) shaped like an eyelet (see Figs. 1A, 1B, 4A, 4B) for the anchoring thereof to a hook (3) hanging from the ceiling (4) in correspondence of the site chosen for the installation of the chandelier (5).
  • the portion (12) of said body (1) intended to engage the hook (3) to hang the chandelier from the ceiling, is in turn shaped as a hook.
  • the said mount (M) is made up of a sleeve (2) for the chandelier power cable to go through it and of a cable retainer (7), the latter being made of plastics material and able to be screwed onto the upper portion (20) of the sleeve (2).
  • the cable retainer (8) can be fixed to the sleeve (2) by means of a metal screw (8) that can be screwed across the cable retainer orthogonally to the axis of the same sleeve.
  • the cable (6) can be fixed to the cable retainer (7) by a corresponding screw made of plastics material (9) and going across the longitudinal axis of the cable retainer.
  • said body (1) can be formed in a single, substantially filiform metal element.
  • the cable retainer (7) of the mount (M) has two diametrically opposite seats (70) to receive therein the elastically stretchable apart appendixes (10) of said body (1).
  • the size and orientation of said seats (70) of cable-retainer (7) correspond substantially to those of the appendixes (10) of body (1).
  • the elastically stretchable apart appendixes (10) of said body (1) are formed by the end lengths, bent over 90°, of two corresponding arms (11) which, in turn, make up the respective extensions of the portion (12) to be engaged with the hook (3) of the ceiling.
  • the head portion of the latter that is, the portion of the cable retainer (7) opposite to the one which is to be screwed on the sleeve (2), is suitably shaped so as to have two surfaces (71) converging towards the outside and terminating in correspondence of said seats (70).
  • the cable retainer (7) is provided with an appendix (72) for supporting a terminal-clamping plate (73).

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Installation Of Indoor Wiring (AREA)
  • Suspension Of Electric Lines Or Cables (AREA)
  • Tents Or Canopies (AREA)
  • Supports Or Holders For Household Use (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
EP99830150A 1998-04-03 1999-03-19 Anchoring apparatus for chandeliers Expired - Fee Related EP0947764B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITFI980078 1998-04-03
IT98FI000078A ITFI980078A3 (it) 1998-04-03 1998-04-03 Dispositivo di ancoraggio per lampadari

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EP0947764A2 EP0947764A2 (en) 1999-10-06
EP0947764A3 EP0947764A3 (en) 2001-10-17
EP0947764B1 true EP0947764B1 (en) 2003-05-07

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DE (1) DE69907559T2 (it)
ES (1) ES2197596T3 (it)
IT (1) ITFI980078A3 (it)

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FR3005136A1 (fr) * 2013-04-26 2014-10-31 Chakir Salah Eddine Hayani Boitier support de douilles pour trois ampoules inclinees a 45°.

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US1843201A (en) * 1927-12-30 1932-02-02 Thomas & Betts Corp Fixture support
DE1414642A1 (de) * 1960-12-05 1968-10-10 Wilden Elektro Bau Tragvorrichtung fuer insbesondere in Lichtbandanordnung zu befestigende Niederdruckentladungslampen
US3843086A (en) * 1971-03-22 1974-10-22 Fastway Fasteners Suspension fastener

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ITFI980078A3 (it) 1999-10-04
ITFI980078A0 (it) 1998-04-03
ES2197596T3 (es) 2004-01-01
DE69907559D1 (de) 2003-06-12
DE69907559T2 (de) 2004-04-08
EP0947764A2 (en) 1999-10-06
EP0947764A3 (en) 2001-10-17

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