New Product Bulletin
– Linear Clip* & Plaster Frame*
A revolutionary reflector
retention
system
May 2006
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retaining aluminum reflectors, our new linear clip (item
# 0043), with compatible plaster frames, offer a
multitude of innovative features not found with
traditional roto-clips, and with none of their
disadvantages. |
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5/8" linear movement in 1/8” increments, the
linear clip accommodates a wide range of reflector sizes,
provides variable pressures exerted upon the reflector,
as well as varying degrees of resistance to the reflector
slipping out and ease of removal. |
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| Installation
is a snap since the linear clip slides within guides in
the plaster frame, requiring neither installation tools,
riveting, nor any fastening means. With the clip tips
hand squeezed together, the pinholes are released from
the captive pin within each guide in the plaster frame,
allowing the clips to be advanced or retracted. |
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Other
advantages over traditional roto-clips include:
- No
need for installation tools allows on site
installation or replacement.
- Varying
reflector sizes can fit into a single plaster
frame, reducing inventory of distinct plaster
frames.
- Low
contact point height reduces potential slippage
on reflectors that rapidly curve inward.
- The
ability to secure the reflector off center with
respect to the main hole in the plaster frame.
This allows the reflector flange to conceal
larger blemishes in the ceiling panel adjacent to
the hole, that may have arisen when its hole was
cut. Simply extending two adjacent springs more,
and two opposing springs less will offset the
reflector in the desired direction.
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Additional
features of roto-clips, which remain with the linear
clip, include:
- The
clips are fully retractable, allowing the plaster
frame hole to serve as a template for cutting the
ceiling panel.
- Inclined
gripping tooth so that rotation of the reflector
in the same direction as the teeth inclination
(counterclockwise), causes the reflector to be cammed
downward for easy removal.
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Compatible
plaster frames are currently available in the following
sizes. Additional sizes will be introduced as demand
dictates:
| Item
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Description |
Accommodates
Reflector Size1 |
| 1431-8 |
Plaster
Frame, 5-5/8" Hole |
4-1/4”-
5-1/2” |
| 1431-6 |
Plaster
Frame, 6-3/4" Hole |
5-3/8”-6-5/8” |
| 1431-7 |
Plaster
Frame, 7-7/8" Hole |
6-1/2”-7-3/4” |
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| 1Diameter
as measured approx. 5/8" above the reflector flange. |
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| With
the linear clip’s overwhelming advantages over roto-clips,
we anticipate that this will become the best and most
requested reflector retention system.
Another
Innovation in Illumination™ from Tripar®.
Contact our sales department at
1-800-361-0983 or sales@TriparInc.com
. *U.S. Patent # 7,374,308
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