Patent ID: 6095669
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: F21S,F21V

Abstract:
A recessed lighting fixture for installation in a sloped ceiling which defines an opening therein for communicating light from the fixture to a space below the surface of the ceiling, comprising:a frame defining an annular opening;a pair of arms extending from the frame on opposing sides of the annular opening and each arm defining therein an upper hole near a distal end and a lower hole intermediate the frame and the distal end, for receiving screws therethrough;a cylindrical housing having a closed end and an open end defined by a plane at an oblique angle to a longitudinal axis of the housing and defining a first pair of elongated slots in opposing sides of the housing for alignment with the ears and for receiving screws therethrough, said housing extending through the annular opening in the frame;screws extending through the slots and into the upper and lower holes in the arms, whereby the screws guide the movement of the housing along the slots, the housing being selectively moveable from a first position relative to the frame to a second position to position a lower edge of the housing in a plane of the ceiling in order to accommodate the thickness of the ceiling in which the fixture is installed, by selectively sliding the housing longitudinally along the slots, with the screws being tightened to secure the housing to the arms when the housing is in the selected position;a mounting plate depending from the closed end of the housing and defining at least one arcuate slot therein extending substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing;an L-shaped member comprising a connector flange for engaging the mounting plate and a socket plate extending laterally therefrom;a lamp socket attached to the socket plate;means operatively guided by the slot in the mounting plate for selectively securing the connector flange thereto, whereby the lamp socket is selectively positioned at a first oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing by sliding the L-shaped member along the arcuate slot and being secured thereto in the selected position, whereby a lamp in the lamp socket directs light through the open end of the housing at a substantially perpendicular angle relative to a floor of a space below the ceiling, the means being operatively accessed offset from the socket; anda pair of electrical conductors for connecting the lamp socket to a supply of electrical current.