Patent ID: 7500766
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21Y,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A tinted lens and frame assembly device installed in an existing recessed light unit having a compact fluorescent bulb, the device comprising: a lens assembly comprising a frame structured to fit against a ceiling surface surrounding a recessed lighting opening in a ceiling, the recessed lighting opening housing an existing recessed lighting can having a light fixture socket recessed within the can to hold a compact fluorescent light bulb in the socket, the frame attached to a light baffle extending into the recessed lighting opening, the light baffle having a bottom opening mating with the frame and a top opening for admitting light therethrough; a tinted light transmitting lens attached at a top of the light baffle to cover the top opening, the lens being tinted to produce a desired light quality and a bottom surface of the lens coated with a camouflaging reflective coating to hide the compact fluorescent bulb from view when the bulb is not producing light; and a series of tension hooks extending outwardly peripherally around the lens assembly so that the series of tension hooks contact the can and removably retain the lens assembly in the can with the frame contacting the ceiling, the tension hooks attached to the light baffle and the light baffle attached to the frame.