Patent ID: 7635198
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21Y

Abstract:
1. A retrofit light fixture for a preexisting recessed light fixture housing mounted in a ceiling plane, the preexisting recessed light fixture housing having opposed end walls, which have bottom edge portions that are positioned in the ceiling plan, comprising: a. a longitudinally extending base member; b. a first mounting bracket and an opposed second mounting bracket, each mounting bracket having a lower portion defining a channel that is selectively mountable to the bottom edge portion of the respective end wall of the preexisting recessed light fixture housing such that a bottom surface of the channel is positioned substantially therein the ceiling plane, and wherein each mounting bracket has an upper portion defining an upper shoulder that is spaced from the channel a predetermined distance; c. means for hingeably connecting the base member to the first mounting bracket such that the base member is movable between an installation position, in which the base member is suspended from the first mounting bracket, and an operating position, in which the base member is positioned substantially parallel to the ceiling plane and is selectively secured to at least a portion of the respective upper shoulder of the first and second mounting brackets; and d. a longitudinally extending reflector assembly positioned substantially parallel to the ceiling plane and detachably secured thereto portions of the first and second mounting brackets intermediate the channel and the upper shoulder of the respective first and second mounting brackets.