Patent ID: 7413323
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: E04B,F21S,F21V,F21Y

Abstract:
1. A method of installing an adjustable lighting fixture in a ceiling grid, comprising the steps of disposing a lamp in the adjustable lighting fixture having telescoping first and second housings; sliding the first and second housings in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the lamp to a contracted position; positioning the adjustable lighting fixture within the ceiling grid; and sliding the first and second housings in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis to an extended position to engage the first and second housings with the ceiling grid; and snapping a resilient member connected to the second housing in a corresponding first or second opening in the first housing to lock the adjustable lighting fixture in the contracted or extended position, wherein the snapping the resilient member comprises moving the resilient member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the first and second housings.