Patent ID: 9016905
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21W

Abstract:
1. A cover for a recessed light fixture mounted in a fixture enclosure embedded in a fixture opening in a wall or a stair riser, comprising: a base plate having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, the inner perimeter defining a central opening in the base plate, the central opening sized to be larger than the fixture opening in the wall or the stair riser such that the base plate is positionable on the wall or the stair riser with the inner perimeter of the base plate spaced apart from the fixture enclosure embedded in the fixture opening with no portion of the base plate contacting the fixture enclosure, the base plate including openings formed between the outer perimeter and the inner perimeter to accommodate fasteners to secure the base plate to the wall or the stair riser; a lens frame having a base portion sized to fit around the outer perimeter of the base plate and having a lens support portion extending from the base portion, the lens support portion including a lens receiving recess having a selected size and shape, the lens receiving recess having a view opening disposed away from the base portion, the view opening surrounded by a lens border; and a lens comprising a slab of onyx cut to a size and shape to fit within the recess of the lens frame, the lens having a polished face that highlights the naturally occurring colors of the onyx, the lens positioned in the lens receiving recess of the lens frame with a perimeter portion of the lens adjacent the border surrounding the view opening and with the remaining portion of the polished face exposed through the view opening of the lens receiving recess so that light incident on a face opposite the polished face is emitted from the remaining portion of the polished face and passes through the view opening.