US3024937A - Ballast mounting box - Google Patents

Ballast mounting box Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3024937A
US3024937A US852327A US85232759A US3024937A US 3024937 A US3024937 A US 3024937A US 852327 A US852327 A US 852327A US 85232759 A US85232759 A US 85232759A US 3024937 A US3024937 A US 3024937A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
housing
clip
base
ballast
clips
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US852327A
Inventor
Johan P E Kooi
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
ALFRED LESLIE STOPPS
Original Assignee
ALFRED LESLIE STOPPS
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by ALFRED LESLIE STOPPS filed Critical ALFRED LESLIE STOPPS
Priority to US852327A priority Critical patent/US3024937A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3024937A publication Critical patent/US3024937A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    • H01F27/00—Details of transformers or inductances, in general
    • H01F27/02—Casings
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S174/00—Electricity: conductors and insulators
    • Y10S174/02—Ballasts

Definitions

  • This invention relates to a casing of the type custome arily used to house a ballast for fluorescent lighting fixtures and the like.
  • Ballast casings comprise a housing with mounting feet thereon which are customarily integral with the housing.
  • the integral feet complicate the manufacture of the housing and accordingly make it relatively expensive to produce. They further restrict the mounting position to one in which the feet will cooperate with the mounting surface.
  • the housing is formed with a cut-away portion over which a side of the clip extends.
  • the clip has holes that align with the cut-away portion in the housing through Which electrical lead-s can be taken.
  • a housing according to my invention is easy to make because neither the base nor cover have mounting feet formed integrally therewith. It is also possible to provide for more universal mounting of the housing because the clip is capable of engaging the base and cover in two positions.
  • FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of one end of a housing, it being understood that the other end is identical, and
  • FIGURE 2 is a sectional view of a complete housing but showing the clip removed from the housing.
  • the ballast housing illustrated has a base and a cover 12 therefor that fits over the open upper side of the base to form a closed housing, having a top 16, a bottom 18, and four sides 20.
  • Clips 22 are generally U-shaped in cross-section and have an arm 24, an arm 26, .and a base 28 adapted to embrace the top 16, the bottom 18, and a side 20, respectively of the housing.
  • Each of the clips 22 is also provided with mounting feet 40 that extend outwardly from the bases thereof at one side, by which one can appropriately mount the ballast housing in an operative position in use.
  • lead wires are conducted from the electrical ballast transformer and associated parts on the interior of the housing through grommeted holes 32 or 34 in the clips 22 through which electrical leads can be threaded.
  • One of the holes 32 or 34 at a time overlays a cut-away portion 30 in the end wall of the housing embraced by the clip whereby to form a restricted through opening for the lead wire.
  • the clips 22 can be caused to embrace the housing in two positions 180 apart. One of the two positions is illustrated in the drawings. However, it will be appreciated that one could remove the clips from the housing, turn them through 180, and replace them on the housing so that arm 26 engages the top 16 of the housing and arm 24 engages the bottom 18 of the housing. In this latter instance, hole 34 and not hole 32 would align with the cutaway portion of the side atent of the housing.
  • the purpose of providing two holes 32 and 34 for the lead lines from the interior of the housing is to permit the mounting lugs 4-6 to be disposed at either the top or the bottom of the housing, and always have a hole 32 or 34 in alignment with the cut-away portion 30.
  • the arms 24 and 26 of the clips 22 are adapted to spring into position as the clips embrace the casing, and in this connection, it will be noted that the edges 44 and 42 of the housing are spaced apart to cause the arms 24 and 26 respectively to yield as the clip is pushed over them. inwardly of the edges the bottom and top of the housing is recessed in the direction of application of the clip so that the arms of the clip can reassert themselves and nest in the depression formed in the top and bottom of the housing whereby the clip is locked in embracing relation with the case by its own resilience.
  • ballast or the like is mounted in the casing with the lead line extending out of the opening 30.
  • the lead lines are then threaded through an appropriate grommeted hole 32 or 34 of the clip and the clips are sprung into position over the casing sections.
  • a housing for a ballast and a clip said housing having a base and a cover, said clip being adapted to secure said base and cover together and to provide means for mounting said housing, said base and cover when in co-operating position defining a closed housing having a top, a bottom and sides, said clip being generally U-shaped and having an arm adapted to embrace said top of said housing, an arm adapted to embrace said bottom of said housing, a base adapted to embrace a side of said housing, and mounting feet extending outwardly from said base at one side thereof only, the side of said housing that is adapted for embracing engagement by said base of said clip being formed with a cut-away portion, the base of said clip being adapted to overlie said cut-away portion of said side, said clip being formed with a first threading hole for an electrical lead and with a second threading hole for an electrical lead spaced from said first threading hole, both said first hole and said second hole being smaller than the area of said cut-away portion of said side, said clip being adapted to embrace
  • a housing as claimed in claim 1 in which said top and said bottom have edges that cause said clip to yield as said clip is pushed thereover and with a recessed surface inwardly of said edges that permits said clip to reassert itself as said clip is pushed thereover whereby said clip is in a locked embracing relation with said case.
  • a housing as claimed in claim 1 having more than one of said clips.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Connection Of Plates (AREA)

Description

March 13, 1962 J. P. E. K001 BALLAST MOUNTING BOX Filed NOV. 12, 1959 FIG. 2
IN VE N TOR JOHAN PETER ENGEL KOO/ nited States This invention relates to a casing of the type custome arily used to house a ballast for fluorescent lighting fixtures and the like.
Ballast casings comprise a housing with mounting feet thereon which are customarily integral with the housing. The integral feet complicate the manufacture of the housing and accordingly make it relatively expensive to produce. They further restrict the mounting position to one in which the feet will cooperate with the mounting surface.
I have devised a housing having a base and a cover that are held together by means of a clip from which mounting feet extend. The housing is formed with a cut-away portion over which a side of the clip extends. The clip has holes that align with the cut-away portion in the housing through Which electrical lead-s can be taken.
A housing according to my invention is easy to make because neither the base nor cover have mounting feet formed integrally therewith. It is also possible to provide for more universal mounting of the housing because the clip is capable of engaging the base and cover in two positions. The invention will be clearly understood after reference to the following detailed specification read in conjunction with the drawings.
In the drawings:
FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of one end of a housing, it being understood that the other end is identical, and
FIGURE 2 is a sectional view of a complete housing but showing the clip removed from the housing.
The ballast housing illustrated has a base and a cover 12 therefor that fits over the open upper side of the base to form a closed housing, having a top 16, a bottom 18, and four sides 20.
The base and cover are secured together by means of clips 22. Clips 22 are generally U-shaped in cross-section and have an arm 24, an arm 26, .and a base 28 adapted to embrace the top 16, the bottom 18, and a side 20, respectively of the housing.
Each of the clips 22 is also provided with mounting feet 40 that extend outwardly from the bases thereof at one side, by which one can appropriately mount the ballast housing in an operative position in use.
In use lead wires are conducted from the electrical ballast transformer and associated parts on the interior of the housing through grommeted holes 32 or 34 in the clips 22 through which electrical leads can be threaded. One of the holes 32 or 34 at a time overlays a cut-away portion 30 in the end wall of the housing embraced by the clip whereby to form a restricted through opening for the lead wire.
It will be noted that the clips 22 can be caused to embrace the housing in two positions 180 apart. One of the two positions is illustrated in the drawings. However, it will be appreciated that one could remove the clips from the housing, turn them through 180, and replace them on the housing so that arm 26 engages the top 16 of the housing and arm 24 engages the bottom 18 of the housing. In this latter instance, hole 34 and not hole 32 would align with the cutaway portion of the side atent of the housing. The purpose of providing two holes 32 and 34 for the lead lines from the interior of the housing is to permit the mounting lugs 4-6 to be disposed at either the top or the bottom of the housing, and always have a hole 32 or 34 in alignment with the cut-away portion 30.
The arms 24 and 26 of the clips 22 are adapted to spring into position as the clips embrace the casing, and in this connection, it will be noted that the edges 44 and 42 of the housing are spaced apart to cause the arms 24 and 26 respectively to yield as the clip is pushed over them. inwardly of the edges the bottom and top of the housing is recessed in the direction of application of the clip so that the arms of the clip can reassert themselves and nest in the depression formed in the top and bottom of the housing whereby the clip is locked in embracing relation with the case by its own resilience.
In use, a ballast or the like is mounted in the casing with the lead line extending out of the opening 30. The lead lines are then threaded through an appropriate grommeted hole 32 or 34 of the clip and the clips are sprung into position over the casing sections.
I claim:
1. In combination a housing for a ballast and a clip, said housing having a base and a cover, said clip being adapted to secure said base and cover together and to provide means for mounting said housing, said base and cover when in co-operating position defining a closed housing having a top, a bottom and sides, said clip being generally U-shaped and having an arm adapted to embrace said top of said housing, an arm adapted to embrace said bottom of said housing, a base adapted to embrace a side of said housing, and mounting feet extending outwardly from said base at one side thereof only, the side of said housing that is adapted for embracing engagement by said base of said clip being formed with a cut-away portion, the base of said clip being adapted to overlie said cut-away portion of said side, said clip being formed with a first threading hole for an electrical lead and with a second threading hole for an electrical lead spaced from said first threading hole, both said first hole and said second hole being smaller than the area of said cut-away portion of said side, said clip being adapted to embrace said housing in two positions apart from each other, said first hole being adapted to align with said cut-away portion of said side only when said clip embraces said housing in one of two positions, said second hole being adapted to align with said cut-away portion of said side only when said clip embraces said housing in the other of said two positions, the first mentioned position.
2. A housing and clip as claimed in claim 1 in which the said cut-away portion of said side comprises an open slot formed in a marginal portion of said base.
3. A housing as claimed in claim 1 in which said top and said bottom have edges that cause said clip to yield as said clip is pushed thereover and with a recessed surface inwardly of said edges that permits said clip to reassert itself as said clip is pushed thereover whereby said clip is in a locked embracing relation with said case.
4. A housing as claimed in claim 1 having more than one of said clips.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,540,375 Stodneck June 2, 192.5 2,665,353 Popp Jan. 5, 1954 2,680,533 Cole June 8, 1954 2,873,082 Gillespie Feb. 10, 1959
US852327A 1959-11-12 1959-11-12 Ballast mounting box Expired - Lifetime US3024937A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US852327A US3024937A (en) 1959-11-12 1959-11-12 Ballast mounting box

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US852327A US3024937A (en) 1959-11-12 1959-11-12 Ballast mounting box

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3024937A true US3024937A (en) 1962-03-13

Family

ID=25313041

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US852327A Expired - Lifetime US3024937A (en) 1959-11-12 1959-11-12 Ballast mounting box

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US3024937A (en)

Cited By (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3139480A (en) * 1961-12-04 1964-06-30 Killark Electric Mfg Company Electrical junction box with eccentric sockets in a common boss
US3827209A (en) * 1971-05-19 1974-08-06 J Hobbs Duct-grille connection clip
US3864889A (en) * 1971-05-19 1975-02-11 James R Hobbs Duct-grille connection clip
US4754948A (en) * 1986-11-12 1988-07-05 The Tappan Company Range stability device
US4757897A (en) * 1986-10-07 1988-07-19 Fogt Thomas H Drink bottle carton holder
DE3703005C1 (en) * 1987-02-02 1988-08-04 May & Christe Gmbh Ballast for gas discharge lamps
US5373416A (en) * 1993-09-24 1994-12-13 Peerless Lighting Corporation Ballast holder
US5709359A (en) * 1995-09-29 1998-01-20 Hewlett-Packard Company Equipment mounting brackets
US5942727A (en) * 1997-06-03 1999-08-24 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Universal mounting plate for lamp ballasts
US5961084A (en) * 1998-06-05 1999-10-05 Brand; Kim J. Computer storage system
US6036040A (en) * 1998-10-06 2000-03-14 Lucent Technologies Inc. Positive-retention wire trough for electrical equipment
USD431999S (en) * 1999-04-29 2000-10-17 Haltof Garry P Bracket attachable to automotive dashboards for mounting cellular phone cradles
US6669042B1 (en) * 2002-09-30 2003-12-30 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Integrated positioning and locking device

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1540375A (en) * 1924-05-10 1925-06-02 Anton F Stodneck Lid holder
US2665353A (en) * 1950-06-08 1954-01-05 Mcgill Mfg Company Inc Switch housing
US2680533A (en) * 1950-02-24 1954-06-08 Fed Electric Prod Co Enclosure mounting device
US2873082A (en) * 1955-03-11 1959-02-10 Borg Warner Clip

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1540375A (en) * 1924-05-10 1925-06-02 Anton F Stodneck Lid holder
US2680533A (en) * 1950-02-24 1954-06-08 Fed Electric Prod Co Enclosure mounting device
US2665353A (en) * 1950-06-08 1954-01-05 Mcgill Mfg Company Inc Switch housing
US2873082A (en) * 1955-03-11 1959-02-10 Borg Warner Clip

Cited By (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3139480A (en) * 1961-12-04 1964-06-30 Killark Electric Mfg Company Electrical junction box with eccentric sockets in a common boss
US3827209A (en) * 1971-05-19 1974-08-06 J Hobbs Duct-grille connection clip
US3864889A (en) * 1971-05-19 1975-02-11 James R Hobbs Duct-grille connection clip
US4757897A (en) * 1986-10-07 1988-07-19 Fogt Thomas H Drink bottle carton holder
US4754948A (en) * 1986-11-12 1988-07-05 The Tappan Company Range stability device
EP0277605A1 (en) * 1987-02-02 1988-08-10 May & Christe GmbH Transformatorenwerke Ballast for gas discharge lamps
DE3703005C1 (en) * 1987-02-02 1988-08-04 May & Christe Gmbh Ballast for gas discharge lamps
US5373416A (en) * 1993-09-24 1994-12-13 Peerless Lighting Corporation Ballast holder
US5709359A (en) * 1995-09-29 1998-01-20 Hewlett-Packard Company Equipment mounting brackets
US5942727A (en) * 1997-06-03 1999-08-24 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Universal mounting plate for lamp ballasts
US5961084A (en) * 1998-06-05 1999-10-05 Brand; Kim J. Computer storage system
US6036040A (en) * 1998-10-06 2000-03-14 Lucent Technologies Inc. Positive-retention wire trough for electrical equipment
USD431999S (en) * 1999-04-29 2000-10-17 Haltof Garry P Bracket attachable to automotive dashboards for mounting cellular phone cradles
US6669042B1 (en) * 2002-09-30 2003-12-30 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Integrated positioning and locking device

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3024937A (en) Ballast mounting box
US1817034A (en) Cove and other lighting system
US1693396A (en) Canopy or fixture securing device
US5749648A (en) Lamp for decorative light strings
US2779496A (en) Weathertight ballast
US2958763A (en) Fluorescent light fixture assembly
US2046184A (en) Fixture support
JPH0582037B2 (en)
US2978572A (en) Recessed incandescent light fixture
US4001574A (en) Suspension fixture
US1858026A (en) Battery
JPS5843127Y2 (en) lighting equipment
US1703279A (en) Lighting fixture of the electric-candle type
JPS5918817Y2 (en) Wiring board mounting device
US2194905A (en) Electric light fixture
US2700526A (en) Electric light fixture
JPH0343764Y2 (en)
US1911646A (en) Show case lighting fixture
KR790002022Y1 (en) Wire fixer
JPS5940735Y2 (en) toroidal coil fixing tool
BE572180A (en)
JPH0127532Y2 (en)
JPS5836086Y2 (en) lighting equipment
US1595966A (en) Lighting fixture
JPS621687Y2 (en)