Patent ID: 6554458
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: F21V

Abstract:
A recessed light fixture for mounting into an opening made in a ceiling or wall defining a front wall surface and a rear wall surface, said fixture comprising:a) a pot adapted to be received in said opening; said pot having an inner rear wall and a side wall; said side wall having an outer peripheral flange adapted to bear against said front wall surface when mounted in said opening; said side wall displaying slot means therethrough; b) retaining clip means consisting of an elongated body having: i) a main portion adapted to lie exteriorly along said side wall; ii) an upper connecting portion extending substantially parallel to said inner rear wall of said pot and through said slot means; said upper connecting portion displaying a threaded hole therethrough; iii) a lower spring portion defining a V-shape having a lower extremity adapted to contact said rear wall surface of said ceiling or wall; said spring portion being manually flexible inside said pot to move vertically between a compressed condition and a detent condition said spring portion formed of a pair of legs radially movable through said slot means and of a junction area lying inside said pot in either of said compressed and detent conditions; c) an adjusting bolt having a head and an elongated threaded stem adapted to extend through said threaded hole of said upper connecting portion of said clip means and to contact said rear wall of said pot; wherein said spring portion, in said compressed condition, is insertable in said slot means to extend in said pot and to secure said clip means in said side wall; wherein said spring portion, in said detent condition, extends exteriorly of said side wall and over said rear wall surface of said ceiling or wall; and wherein rotation of said bolt causes said clip means to move longitudinally relative to said side wall and said lower and upper end portions of said clip to move longitudinally in said slot means until said lower extremity of said clip contacts said rear wall surface to fixedly install said pot in said ceiling or wall.