Patent ID: 9677747
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: F21S,F21V,Y10T

Claim:
1. A remodel light assembly for installation from a front side surface of a panel forming at least one of a ceiling or wall, comprising: a collar for insertion in a cutout, the collar including a sleeve, a collar flange, and bendable fingers, the collar flange defined at a first end of the sleeve and the bendable fingers defined at a second end of the sleeve, a length of the sleeve between the first end and a base of the bendable fingers being sized to fittingly receive a thickness of the panel; a light housing; a light trim including a trim flange, the flange for abutting a front side surface of the panel upon installation; and a plurality of self-actuating spring clips coupled to an outer periphery of one of the light housing and the light trim, the self-actuating spring clips retracting upon initial insertion through the collar and extending and engaging the second end of the collar upon full insertion; and wherein the light housing and the light trim are sized to install through the collar from the front side surface of the panel.