Patent ID: 7410276
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: F21S,F21V

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for securing a trim frame to a housing member, both the trim frame and the housing member being parts of a recessed lighting fixture, comprising: a spring having a top edge, a left edge, a right edge, a bottom edge, a left portion, a right portion, and a center portion between the left portion and the right portion, wherein the left portion is connected to the center portion along a first bend extending substantially parallel to a vertical centerline of the spring from the top edge to the bottom edge, the right portion is connected to the center portion along a second bend extending substantially parallel to the vertical centerline of the spring from the top edge to the bottom edge, the left portion has first lead-in portion formed by a third bend extending from the top edge to the left edge and a first retention portion formed by a fourth bend extending from the bottom edge to the left edge, the right portion has a second lead-in portion formed by a fifth bend extending from the top edge to the right edge and a second retention portion formed by a sixth bend extending from the bottom edge to the right edge, and the spring, which is detachably affixed to the trim frame via the center portion, is received by the housing member to secure the trim frame to the housing member.