claimed is: A- device for s-Lipporting lightir.(y fix@7, t.-Lires from electr-'-@cal outlet fittiiio-s, said (leAlice coii-iprisin@,r -,L. stral) liaving se-rew receivjng opeiiings to stipport the strap oi-i outlet boxes of vai-lous sizes and styles, ,t latertlli, drawi-i ttibular exte-Lisioi-i intern,,illy thre,-cled and adapted to receive a threaded stild, E',@ se,-ond -'urai) remoi,al)ly cai@ried by the first e'ni @,trap, ancl ,t tubular m ber extending later,@lly outwirclly ard coniiecte(I to sqid secoiicl sti-ap, said meii:iber havin- a 1,,tr-er diameZ!l t, e@r tl-,an the said extension. t 2. A device for suppoi,t,n(y fixtiires froiii elceetrical ()ut].e4.- fiTtin2,@s, S-,Ii'd de-@,ice comi)risiii a strap liaving screw receivIll.' (P-nings to stipport the stra on outlet p boxe,,, oi i,arious sizes aiid styles,, a laterall.i, drawji ttiblilar exteiision internilly tl-ireade4 and adai,)ted to receiae a threade-J stud, a second str-p removabil.), carriec[ by the first qtrap, a-,id t lateri,ily clrqwn ti-ibul,,tr exte-nsion .-.itegrally coiinected wit'ii sad second S@@.T 'lp said las'u-na,iiiecl exte-.,ision, be'lp-cr ]..ntern,,illy tlireaded aiid of ,i difteren@l' di,-,,n-ieter tht@,n the first exte--@sion for recei'vin- EL clifS of S fei@elit size stud, tiie ,ix(, til e.-@tensions di.gposed in the sari -T-le. 3. clevice for S=iT,@o- li,-;IitiT-lg fixtures froiii electrical f!Ftinos, sai"l clelice COMI)ri,@zin g a sti-,,ip liav' iiig screv7 reeeiviDg op-T-iings to support the sti,al') on oiiilet boiies of viri-ous sizes @@,.iid stvles, a l@,t'-erally ciraivii 'ut,.I)tilar extension i-nteri)-ally threaclecl and adapted to receive a tareadeci sttid, aiid a secoiid str,,ip remov,,,tbly carried by the ilir,,@t stral) an d 1-iav;ng a ltterally dr,,tivii tubtilar e)@-t -,isioii interii,,illy thre,,,.ded of a cliflerei),t e Oiai-d--ter thap- the first ex'@-ens;@on for receiv@l,-g ,t diltere-nt size stlid, one of s,,tid sfraps bei_n,u provided with an offset hooli: to receive the cross strap:-Iprried oii the b,,tek of ,t lightiD fixture. 120

4 l@784,8185 4. In ,t clevice for siipporting liglitiiitures from electrical otitlet fittiligs, a slioru' sti-,ip lia-@-iiig -@i clraivi-i exteiision provio@ecl iv;.th i, thi-eadecl liole to fit t@iie threadecl stii(i oii ,i stucl oii'lliet box aiicl ,Lii offset hook to i-eceive tl-ie cross strap cai-ried on the back of a l'o@liti-ii(v fixture, a loiiger stra,,) having -liol.es it, n nel,ir the en(Is to permit iilouiitin- it on outlet boxes, alid means for attaching the two ,o straps to(yether. 5. In a device for suppoi,t-ino- lio-htino, n zn zn tlives froiii electrical outlet fittin(ys, a short strap haviny a dra@in extension provicied i@,itli a threaclect hole to fit the tl-ireacled sttid on a stti,-l oiitlet box aiid an offset hook to receii,e th(@ c@oss sti-@ip cari,iecl on the bacl,-of a lighting fixti-ire, a lon!@@er str,,tpl h,,Lvi-@i, holes near the ends to pernait iiiotinting it on outlet boxes, and a dra-Nvn e,--- .,tenslon pro20 vided with a thre-,tdecl 1-iole of differe@.it diameter than the first@ threaded hole for s-Lipportin(y fixture studs, and iiieaiis for attacliLin.-I the tv@,o strlps together. 6. Iii a device for siipport ligliting fixill", 2,1- tures froi-ii electrical outle'L fictings, a. short strap h,,iving a, drvwr@ extension providecl with -,i tlireaded hole, to fit the thre,,id.ocl stticl on a stud o7Litlet box and an oi-Tset hool@: to receive tl-ie cross strap carriecl on the baelz 3o of a. lighti.ng fixture ,t longer sti-ap havii, holes near the ends to pei@mit iiiounti.ng it on outlet boxes, tnd ,i drawn exteiis;lon providecl with a threaded hole of . cliffei-elit di-,ii-ieter thaii the first threaded hole for supporting o5 fixture studs, the lon(,@er strap hai7-in- a hole therein throuc,,Ii i-,,Iiieh ptsses a cui-ve(I extension on the shorter strap, a,-Lid a, for fastening the straps tocrether. 7. Adeviceforstipportinyl.i,7htin-fixt-Lii-es from stand,,ird electrical outlet fittings compi-isin- two separable rnetal stral)s, one longer tl-ian the other the lonlyer strap 1- taving scre-w receivin(y lioles to att,.ich it to sivitch boxes ,ind outlet boxes, both str,,LT)s liivine@ co,,ixially arrtnoed internally threade(-l di-a@@n extensions, one exteiision havin(Y 3/8" pipe threads ,tnd the other 1/,;" pipe t 1- ireicis, oiie of sii.cl str,,tps ha,ving an offset hook 'Lo receive tiie cross strap on tl-ie@ back of ,L lio-l-iti-,io, fi-,@ctui,e. 50 S. Adevice-i'OrsLipl)ortiii-lightiii-fixtLii'es froiii standard electi.@ical outlet -fittings coiiiprisin.,o,, two septrabl.e inet'll straps, one lonf@,,,,i, receivii-i- holes to attael-i it to sivitch boxes 1;5 aiicl otitlet boxes, both straps having co,,ixi,,tlI.y aitangecl internally threaded dr,,t-wn.extensioiis, one extension htvi.no3/8" pipe tl-ire,ads and the other I/S" pipe threads, the shorter strap h,,tving the 3/8" fhre,,Lds ,ind beco ino- ftirther providecl with an offset hook to receive tlae cross str,-Lp on the back of % lighting fixtlire. 9. A fixture supl3orting device in the form of t-Nvo straps@of different lengths reiiiovably connected together, each of said straps: being t.li,tn the other, the longer strap screiir I)i,oviclecl with a clrawn extension havin- a threacled hole, the sliorter strap bein- sliclably mouiited in the lonfer strtp, one of the str,,tps having ,i liook adapted to receive the cross straps on the bacli: of a llglltiD,(,. fixture- 70 10. A fixture supportlial- device coiiipi-isin- t-",o straps, oie loncrer thaii the other, tl-ie tn zn lon@ei- strap hLvin(,- ,t centrally clispo@@ed la'Lerally exte,ndinu intei-nally tlireaded drawn z:l -Libular boss oi- extension, and Ion-itudinal 75 t - z@ slots, the sho,,!ter stra being inounted on the p lon.o@er strap by devices passin- throu(yh the slots, tlie, shorter strap havin- a boss simill.r to the boss on the longer sti,ap provided with different sized threads an(I an offset hook. so 11. A fixture, stippoi-tin(, device coiiiprisi,n, tino straps e,,tch having short literally extendino- intei-n,@illy thre,- (led ttibular bosses, the sti-aps bein(, of diffei-ent len('tbs, the lon(rer strtp av ng slots to fteilitate ad- lq;-) t, h i justably mountiiig it on sivitch boxes, and iiie@ins foi-motinting the shoi-ter strap o'n the lon(yer sti-ap, said nieans permittin(y adjustment of the shoi,ter strtt) alci-ig tlie@ lonaer t@ strap, one of siid strap@ haviii@r a liooli: to go receive the cross strap on the bael,@ of a wall brteket. 12. A li@@liting fixture supportiilg device in the form of tivo sti-aps one strap bein- lon(rer tliin 'Uhe othel- and having scre-w receivin- f)5 slots to permit iiiountin- it on oiitlet boxes y of various t pes ,ind sizes, an(I a !,,.terallv clrawii tubular extension tlire,,Idecl to i-eceive fixt-Lire studs of ,t precleteriiiinf-,cl size, the shortei.@ sti-ap bein- adjiist,,tbly iaiotinted on loo the longer strap ancl lial,in(r i-n oftset rixture supportin(-r hook and I la't"ertllv di,,,tNvn tiiblilar extension threaded to receive sttids of larger cliameter. 13. In combinatioii, a fixture supporti-n(@ 105 strap capable of being n-iounted on an o-Litlet box and having t stud receivin@- t,hi,eacle(I extension to s-LL-ppoi-t a stiid type' fi"@.ttire, It seconcl strap h,,tving t thre,,icled extension to fit a stud outlet box and an offset lioolc acl,,tpt- lio ed to support ,i. fixture h,,tvin(v a strap exteD(Iing across the, bacl@ thereof for receinriiisiich hool,,, and means to f asteti the two str"lps together so that -either form of fixtiii-e ma@ be suldpoi,tecl -from eitl-ier form of o-Litle@u 1 1,5 fittin,-,. Signed ,it Now Yorli:, in the couiity of Nei,,- Yorlc and State of Neiv Yorl@, @Llli-,,21st (1,,,,v of October, 1926. 120 ISIDORE WOLAPSKY. 125 121)

Patented Dec. 16, 1930 19784@885 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ISIDO'@QE IVOLARSIKY, OF IYIO-GNT VF,-.RNOW, 21-,-;EW YORR LIGHTINC--FIXTURE SUPPORT Apr,iicatioii filed Octobe-r 25,19ps. SC-rial ITo@ 143,810. The preSeli'L, 'LnveltiO--,l relates 'uo lighting fixture supports and is niore I)arti-cularly p ,@irectecl to Otevices for sLi portiiig v,7a'il bra,@k-I e'cs f oii-i electric,@-1- outlet i'tt'.a-s such as out1- le' boxes ancl stti(i bo@-es ivliieh are ciistolii"IV em -,r,D ar -010A,ecl li-I 'laouse -,v' Varioi,i-s types o'L electrical f-ittiiigs are eiiip!6yed by .,n hoLi.-@e Fo-c e-,-.ai-iiple, thesc,, filu-tiiigs orcli.narily inellide rc,,c'@-aigul,,ir s-",itch boxes, oi-it'Let bo2,es ol various sizes wth or without studs aiad sl.-u,,l boxes. The,,@e filu-tliigs are desi-g,-iod to receive the wires ,ti-id ca@ole aiid i-,i niaiiy ctses are i@.sed moi@e or less iiitereliangeably by the 1-5 electrici,,i-ii, particularly whei:-, IlTall fittip gS are being placed. It is not of iiifreq,@ieit occurrence to Lise a'll 'hi-ee types of these fi'utings in ,t single b-Li-ilcling, depeiidiiig up6ii the coiiclitions - which Lirise, and tl-ie pprticulai, 2C, fittino- wliieli happei-is to bI at har-.cl .,,v.,Iieii the electriciai-i is placing the ho-Lis" iviil-]-T-19. When a fixture hai-igei- ulidert,,tlces to ha-.ig fixtures he ma,, find any of @-hese fori@-s o-L outlets. 25 In the manufacttire of wall bracL@-e'Lls Otis f6rms of ,ire staiidard. Soi-ne brael-,ets ,ire pi@oi,idecl -with a ii,,trroiv n-ietal strap te@oss tlie bacl@- of the braelk@et @vi-iieh is to be, supported oii. whtt is 13@noivi-i qs ,,, 30 "Fre-neh hook" carried by the o,,itie'Ll box, ivhil.e other bracl@:ets are p--@-ovide@l -vltl-i i liol(! to receive t supportino- st,-Licl. This stud is n gi Bnerall), provi.decl with 1/8" pide thretcls. These fori-iis of mol-iiitiiio;s @ii-e th,- more com35 n-ioii. A bracket iiiay have one or the other form but never, Linl.ess specially inade, )re of both forms I)resent. Still c,+,her, forn-is br,,tekets are i-i-iteiicleet to be supported by EL small screw such as a 10-24 screw -which lias 40 a iiumber 4 rtiniiing tl-iread. It will thus be appai@ent that whe-n the i'lxtures qre to be installed, v-,triou,s conoitioiis mav arise. Aiiy or all of the three tyi)es 6f fixi'ures above referred to n-iay be seiit out to 45 be installed iii ,t btiildi-ng which naay be provided with any one or all three kinds of outlet fittiiigs above referred to. The present invention contemplates the provision of supportilig straps and devices bv 50 means of which one may motint fixt-Lires of any of the stancl.ard t-ypes referrecl to on oi,,'.let fitti-ngs of a,-iy 6f ilie st,,i.-ndard types. By providing stiell fixtilre sl-lppor'L-S, the el.ectrizn cian ii-isL-allii-io, the fixtLi.@e-s 'Is able 'Lo --(-tieo4,aiiy conditio-n which may aris-- aiid thc- fi@lttires may be iiist,,,,Iled without obtaiiii,.ig special parts. The present inveiition also coiitemplates 'nxture supportliig straps foj-- the above p,,,trpose which ,ire so arranged th--t the ceiite,of I.Iie fix'utire i-ilay be clir-,etly 'III -'iri-e v@-ith tl-ie center of the olitlet fittiiig. -NAoi' , ' --,,itiiig the fixtures over 'L-'iie cel'iter o-l@ these oti'L16t fittii-igs inal@,-.s it I)ossible 'Lo Satisfactoril,@ - -i-11 hr ek - ba s o-ATer the I mou@it sn - a it cl@: a-,@ge fittiii@,s stich as s-wi.tch b6xes. Other aiid f Li,7ther objects will apl)ear the description proceeds. The accoiiipaiiyiiag draiv.ings show, TO@ ptirposes of illustration, sever,,tl of the many possible eiiiL-od,"liieiits in which the prese--.- i'@. iiivention iiiay I'ake form, ii,-Itl-i number of the iv@-tys i.n -",I-iieh the Qxt-Lire supportiiioclevices mav be moujitod oiil-iie staiidard outlet fittings. 75 In these dr,,tivi,-igs: Figtire I is ,i, persl)ective view of ,t switch box, illustrating the tise of the fixttire sti])portii- strtp thereon: Figiire 2 is -In.: view, illustratiiio- t,@-,e use of I fi--@,tul-6 s' 'rap 0-Ti ap. o-Litlet box; Figure 'o is t perspective view of a stt,,cl, b6x, showing the Lise of a short' strap threac,,- eci directly thereon; Fio,ure 4 is a perspective vienv of one -f-oriii of li-@htiii(y fixtlii,e - ,-,-Lipport suitable @'O.- SUPportiiio@. . iry of th-, t3rpes of liol-itilip, fa,-,tt.ires as above r@@erred to from aiiy'oi the@types o-@ fittiiigs shown iii Figtires 1, 2 aiid 3; Figiire 5 is a n-ioclified form of stipPor't-ing stral,) for ti-ie sarae T)iirpose; Figure 6 shows a ftirtlier mocii eci form o-r' coiistrtiction; Figi-ires 7a and Tb are perspective views of the tw6 parts of a iilodified form ol fixture 95 support; and Fig-Lire 8 is a vert-ic,-LI sectional vie-w through the fixture support shown in Fio@ures 7a rt,-id 7b, showiiig the same mounted on a switch box;

The ordinary snviteli box as sl-LoAvii i-,i Fi(,-7Lire I is providecl iA,,Ith ou,,twar(.IL"-N7 I @,eit cers 10 and 11, thre.Ldecl to I'oCeiA7- a' ach'ng screvvs 12 ai,.d 13. Outlel!-, boxes, as sliowi-i ii-.t Figtire 2, -,,-@e p,@oviclec', iA-i-ti-i -w,irdly etii@s 14 l@-) to receive stipporti--qg scre-%i@s 16 a-@id 17. ei-it sized o-Litlet, bo@@es w-,Il h,,ive the,,@e scvr-,w.,,, separated a-L- clif-'ereiit dis'-aiie-3s. Tl@-i.-. st-,tiicl-. 10 arc! stud b(,2z, such as is shov,,ii @Iii Fi--iii,e @1), is generilly 1)1-0171cled -Nvith i thre,-,,clec', stu@, 19, the stz,-iclqi-d size bei@- i(,y pi,ovided ivitli 3/ " pipe threads. 2 1,, -e'8 4,8 8 5 ivider th.,tii t-h.o str,,ips 20 or 30. The -,!-O is provictect @vi'h holes 41 a,@L z,"), @,,@hicli ai-e spaced the sdme ,is the s,!r,,-,ws 14 l(@ of the outi.et bo@, Of FigL!i-e 2. It is a"-o -,,)I-oN7icled @-vith Pi-i eloAiga'@..OL si,)t @--oi-- tion o'L the il,,tte.--ial of tl,lo sil-i-,,@.p i;,@ I)el', -17oias iiiclical led at to pio,,@i,, Ie @i liool,: simil,,ir to the liloolis 29 aiid @')7 of Al- apd 5 resp,,@cit-,ively. Tlio stj-al) 40 I)i-oi,- icle@L v@-;-tb a reii-@vardly dir,-ctec, tLibul,,Lr exteiision 4.5 i)rov-@dc,,@, w;tli thieacis, pi@efei-,tl)ly ',3/s" pipe z n ,s shoi-t strap 46 is Tvste@ieci oii the loji(,-eiSever,,Ll forms of r'l:,ture supports arc, by meiiis of scr,,@Nvs 47 -,iid L-LS. 15 slio-wn in the draivings. All are desi(yp.eci to strap is pr(,videcl -,.vith ,in iiiteriall.7,, tlire,,,,dbe or ,ill of these differen'Ll eci tt,]DLil,,tr exte-ision z!9, preferably outlet fittings. PAach form has - ,tdvartages 1/,@ll pipe threacls. peciiliar to itself over ti-ie otlier --'@oiins. Tl,,e -."orni of iixt-,ir,- siippoi-t slioi-vn ,Ti Tlio fori-@i of fixture siipport shoi@,,-i iii ilig- Ta, 7b iT.,.cl 8 ;@ncli,des ,), lion(v ure 4, li,@is t lo--qo- sti-ai<)-ht sti,ap 20 some,,-@7h,@it 50 an,,l a sliort s'trap 51. TI@-ie @iilrap t' loi-i,y,-r thaii the sv;itch box. Tli"s sti-ap is long open encled slots 53 iiicl 54 lllii-,h Z7' pro-,7ided A@-ith eloi-igqted slots 21 -,@nd 2:?, i,,carly 'o the drawn (pref,-r@qL,ly oper. qt thc-ir thi,oti 1,,oss 51,,. The sl,,oi@ter strqi,) r)l -,@,,Iiieh 'ulie attachiT-i(- @;crev,-s 12, IL3, IC)@ ol' -I@ A'Va,,-dias t cloiviio--,qset hool( 5C) I)rovicle(I with -, iiar,ire ad,.i,pted to pass. Th(-, loi-ic,- is row Peck, as i,.icli-cI'L-ed it @@1,7, so t'll.,.it tli,@ 2 5 1)1-0vided ivith a late,@ally tlll)ultr s'l -i:,ip -niay be place-I oii tb.- lot-i-cr ,,;trap boss 23 iii'ternqlly tl-ire-acle(i as inCti-catecT. l)-@, the iec!T 57 alon,@ (i-le (,,a: Lile The -nrcfei-able size of -for tli.e ex- 5 1, '- -or by the r)G @liiroii-ii teiisi-oii on 'Lllie stral-) is 1/," p4.i)o 1-hre,-d s( ,s @Lne slot Pj.,id tili-iiiii-- tlle @h,,)-L,u sticip. Tj -y -4 -iavi 0-24 to receive the stticl coin@ olily tise(:l ii certap,@,-r@,.,-! liole 58,, preferf-,L)ly I Le t-.,i-,i types of fixtiires ,is "I)ove re' vrecl tO. -u'ii-.--@eftcls -;s provide-,I 1,,i '.-lie shori. @i,@.al) for a The loi-il- s'L-rii) is ,ilso provided -with i hole Iiiiipiiic,- sci-e-W Ti-ie short st@,@,lp a],-.,-o or slot 24 ,ind a thi-e,,tclecl liole 25 pllcecl cii h@i@-, the lar(-,ei- tl-ii@(-,,-,deeL boss (-'O fo-@- the e n 't 00 U r opposite sides of the extensi-oji. A -@,hortor I)ipe thi- acls a d , h Ic C)l T-.ol, the fxt i e 35 s'L-r,,ti:) 26 m-.y be moiii-ited oii tl-ie loraer stl'P.,,,) stra-,). ioo '@17lien the fi,--,tiire siipport of tb.e type si@oA-,-n in i@iy convenieiit ii-i.-,i-iTier. A.,@; here sl-tow-,Il it i-s providecl -with a lioolc sllipecl ex'Lleiisioii ii-i Fi(,,ures Ta ijid 71) i@,, iised oii a sivit(@h b@ox Q7 ivhich p.,isses tli.rouo-l@-i the in '-he sl-i,@rt iiiO.,ic,,.ted in Fi(-ure 8 siipport;,.i(- sci-e)vs stri,.p ,ij-.id a se-reiv 28' is thrcl--Ided in'to ',-he 12 a-id 13 are p.,,ssecl thi-ougli t@ii(-, slots 5i') 40 hole 25 of the longer str-,tp. Thi-S sh-,)i,L-er and 54. The slu-ra-D m,,,,y be iii,)ved u,,) (-,r cloi-vn 105 strip is, as slioivn iii Fio-ures 1 ,ind I)ro- -,it (le'@- i-iiiiiiecl ]Dv the 'IeTi.--tli of .lie to an e@@te viclecl A,,-i'u-h i later,.ill-N@ cli-ai-,,ii tiibul!.ir e@-- SlotS. Tl,- A-vill be rotec.1 that @li. is i-i,,irteiisioii or bosg 2S intei@.,all,,, tl-ireided a@3 to ,inv i n c l s p l i c i T - i , ! @ i n s i d e T)lpe tbrca,-!. '-;71ils sliort stj-al,) is also, 'Is the box. 'i@,There the fi:@@':ture 'Lo bi@ siipported :,lo 45 F,,hoi-,,n iii Figii@,Ts 1. gpc@l 4 proi,i-cled -v,-it I 1-t a lias a cross str,,,,p, stieli as by dotil-ecl ior@i,ardlv bcnt -Lil-,)-@varcl'Ly exteiiclii-ig ii nlls GI-) i--,i Figiire 8, t!iL,- is si,iplDoi-ti.@g, hool@ 29. there i nd" i-,-io-Linted tg ic,,,,ted. Tlie.fixti.ire mav Accordiii(, to tli(,, iiioclifi-@d fol@m of inveii- I)e ll',Illg 'i-)I' ,@ro@@s 62 clowii 50 Lion illi,@str,,ttecl ii). Figiire 5, '(-,.lie loT 'str@ip c)". b @, li' iid the 1,,,pi,7ardly ,90 i-, I)ro-,-ided v-,ith el.oigatecl s@,04,-s ")I P)c@, ML 1-ie stntl:) 51 may be i@i,-,vecl tip oiiloncy simil,ir to slots 21 9,2. This i@', -lie slot -1@,3 @ -i(I 54 a-,- iii, ecl in po,@ition, - , d i)rell!el-@,qblv M,,icle ivider i@i t'le cent--r -I-i IP-- thereoy coiiipe-@isati-@i(y plicin cl,icate(I at 33 .i,ncl is proiticled -w;-I--Ii ,il iiro--o 0-(-' )iitli @ 1, e box. 1+' L threadelci extensioii or l@oss, iiiclic:)t@d b-,T tllie i .7 @.1e passa--e of @lie fil-@-ti,-..j,@- 62 the dotted line,-, 34., these ti-ii-o'@-tds beii:ig , " hool@z, the hool@, inav eitli(,,i@ 1,@,,e bep-t ,i pipe bl S/ " threads. A sli6rf, str,,ip 35, Zs or the scroii, @8 lon@enecl. Ps indic,,itecl by tlie I similar to the short stra-P 9,,) shoA,7n iii F; Lire cl,(,4-ted fi-a!2:11-lell 0,-, tile llo(,)Ii-- 61, sliowil ;@i 4, is f,,tstened on the saine -wabiit is l,"0- Figure S. If thi., fixttir@-, haT)l)e-,I,,,, .,o be provided NAith @i sm-,tlldi_ctmeter 'ded i,,,; t I - I - v@i li ,i 3/9" s@-,.id coiiiieclioli, s,,ich coii- '@25 threaded ex'L-ension 36. These thielids are u c P i i b e t l i r e , , i c l e - j , i r - t o t l i ( , , eel-io preferablv the 1/8" pipe thre,@ids. a@i:ieter tlireid,-,cl hole C-0, - wli-iiie iL' it is proAccording @o the iiiodifiecl for-iii of iiiieii- iTi 0, e cl. sm,-,tll-cl:,iiiieter stiicl co-Ti,,iection u tion illust,@-ated in Fi-g@tire 6, a lo-7ig strab AO such col')-- ,iecl@-io-ii A-vill be i-nlo the be soine hat, smil-l- @- li,,inie+.er threa(,Ieci stud connectio-,i 5.5. to is providecl. This strap ip,,@y '@v clicated. This tlir-,idino, is ibl,' - '. ' .@ ' ex'-e,--it, w'tli '@be

1,784,885 .3 In the lttter case, the short strap, however, iieed not be disca,@- ded as useless. It is well suitecl for supportil-icr "Freiieh" liool@ type fixttires fron-1 s'Lud boxes is it can be thre-adeci P, clirectly oiato the sttici 19 @ts indi--atecl by dot and dash lines of Fic,,tire 3. The fixt-Lire supports of the tyl)e showii in Figures 4, 5, 7a or Tb may be used on the ot,,(@let box of F-.giire 2 as there iiidic,,ttecl iii .10 do'Lted lines. This tise is substaiitially the same as the ,.ise - ;hoiiii in Figui@es I a,-id S. The iiidth of the loiiger straps is pr(,fer-abl-,,, such that they -",ill rest in the iiotches 71 p,,- ovidecl in the ivalls of the oi-itlet boxes when 15 the ears 14 ancl 15 are bent in-wardly@ The form O'i the invention ill-Listratecl ip FigLire 5 m,.ty be att,,iched to tl-ie sN@,itch box or o-Litlet box in the sime maiiner as shown in Fig7. Tn this case, ho-wever, both straps will 2o be -Lised - ",beii oie desires to stipIDort a fixttire provided ivith the 1/8" stud. The foi,ip- @ of coiistrtie'Lion sho-wr@ in Figi,ire 6 is attach--d iT-l -the switch box bv ,, passi,ig one of the switch box sere-v,,s through 2,.r@ hole 41 alicl the other throi-igh the slot 43. It will be attached on the small oLitlet box by p,,issing tl-iroligh the holes 41 anci 4E,@ and on the loiig 6utlet boxes in the s,,ime manner as iii switch o-Litlet boxes. Fixtiires provided -Lill -with the cross str,,tp 62 -will be mo ted by slidin(y the cross sirap in behincl tl-ie hook 44 whilte T'Ixtures provided -with the 1/8" stiid ii,ill be moui-ited by thre,,tding the stud into the ttibular extensioii 45. The st-raps 30, 40 or 60 mav be clirectly m O-Lipted oTi StLicl bo---es of the tlpe shoiv-Ti in Figure 3 by tbre,,),din<), them oi).to tl-ic., st-pd 19. They may be tl-ireacled onto stiids wlpere they are provided iiiside the ou,'.Iet boxes. The fixtiire iiiay be stipported fro,,i,-, tl,e Frei-icl-i hook or small sttid iii aii obvio-Lis m,,, 71 ner. It will be notecl that in all c,,i,ses the 1,,irlt@e and I sm,,tll di,,imeter thre,,tclecl oideiiings Pl"lced ii-i the center strap ,t-,.icl ip- line -with -Li o -Li one i,notlier. It will th s be obv, s th,,it in all cases the fixt-Lire may be moui-ited cl;,rectly over the center of the switel'i box, 6ii@@ let 1) , @x or st-tid box qs the ca,-e may be. @A t i'10 time will it be D-ecessai-y to i--Qotiiit tlifl.,ti.ire off cen'Ller. If clesired, the fixture m,,tl, be raised or lo-wered somewl-iat bv slidiiig tli@ ,stil)portin(r str,-,f)s aloii.o,- the se@e,,is carried by the switch boxes. or oLitl6t boxes o@ tb-e si-iort s'u-rip qlonthe I.orl-g sti@ where t@@ie 'f ornl show-Ti iii FigLi,. es 7a and @7)"Iis LI@secl. As above indicatecl sorie fix4uures tre i@itende,-! to be iiiounted )V-'Lth very small sere Lisii,,illy screws liavin(, t #4 threacl. To ' WI s@ S -i,@it t -7 c- ti care of tlii siti ion, jae screi-s 28', 48, 4 and 58 ,tre preferablv of this size, so 'haf u one caii pass the fixt,,,ire slipportin@,y screws clirect-ly into the hol-es provicled for these screws. C. "I The fori-ns of strap herein -.@hown ,.tiid ,iescribed iii detail, ti-e such tl-i-at ,,iiv of "be coi-iii-iiercial forms of wall brackets riia .y b,, ii-iouiited on aTi,)T of the ordii-ial-y 4-'oriiis of elcctr;.cal i'ittings inet with 4 in building constri-icti-oii. These supports equIp the fixturc@, ,,L, hanger for @Lny situatioii that i-nay -,rise. According to the rrefei@red foi,ms of c,)iistructio--as. @l t-@VOI)',Irt co-,isti-uctioli -is proi,ided iii A@Iii-cli cicti of the tiio pai-ts is sep,- ,i-atel,@, useful tirlder certt;n condit-loiis 1111('L '75 therefore it is u-Lh,-iecessary to discard eitlier 1)art. Each of tliese par@Ls ilia be inide by y staiiil)ing a-nd fuirtherinor.- t-hes,@, eiilbodiiiie-@its oT tl-i(,, inven"-ion iiiiy be verv readily assel-tibled is they require blit on-c 'scre-Nl,. It is obviou@s tbal@- tl-ie i-iivei,,tion be einb,,)died iii mtpy fori-iis and coiisti-ucti-oi-is, aiid I w-ish it to be iiiiderstood th,,it the par'u;clllcir forms sho@",ii are '@,)ut a TeN-v of the iiiany fori-iis. Various ,iiorj-'@ficitioiis p@iicl @-5 clianges being possible, I do not limit myself in any w,,iy in,@itli respect tliereto; What is