Patent ID: 8100551
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21Y

Abstract:
1. An assembly for use with a preexisting recessed light fixture housing, the preexisting recessed light fixture housing having a pair of spaced and opposed end walls, each end wall having bottom edge portions that are positioned in the ceiling plan, and a pair of spaced and opposed side walls extending therebetween the end walls, the assembly comprising: a base assembly comprising a longitudinally extending base member; a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket, each mounting bracket having a lower portion defining a channel that is selectively mountable to the bottom edge portion of one of the respective ends of the light fixture housing, wherein each mounting bracket has an upper portion defining an upper shoulder that is spaced from the channel a predetermined distance, wherein each mounting bracket is configured to be substantially received within the housing and is configured to be self-centering relative to the respective end walls of the light fixture housing; means for hingeably connecting the base assembly to the first mounting bracket such that the base assembly is movable between an installation position and an operating position; and an elongate reflector assembly detachably coupled to portions of the first and second mounting brackets and extending therebetween substantially parallel to the ceiling plane.