Appeal No. 1999-1038
Application 08/602,125
The invention relates to “a hanging or mounting strap to
assist in holding a lighting fixture during its installation
to a mount, such as a post, a wall or the like”
(specification, page 1). Claims 1 and 15 are illustrative and
read as follows:
1. A mounting strap to assist in holding a lighting
fixture near an attachment point therefor during its
installation, the strap comprising:
a member having a length defined between a first end and
a second end wherein a portion at the first end is bent at an
angular point along the length to form an acute angle with
respect to the length of the member;
a first aperture along the length of the member remote
from the angular point at which the portion at the first end
is bent wherein the angular point is attachable to the
attachment point and the first aperture is connectable to the
lighting fixture wherein the member is bent at a point between
the angular point and the aperture forming an obtuse angle
with respect to the length of the member wherein the member is
linear except for the bent angular point and the bent point
forming an obtuse angle.
15. A method for assisting installation of a lighting
fixture to a mount, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a strap having a length defined between a first
end and a second end;
securing the first end of the strap for attachment to the
mount;
attaching the second end of the strap to the light
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