Patent ID: 7399104
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: F21S,F21V

Abstract:
1. A retrofitted lighting fixture assembly comprising: a recessed lighting fixture having a housing mounted inside a ceiling and having an open side and a trim ring mounted to the open side of the housing and having an integral first and second portions, the first portion extending from inside the ceiling to outside the ceiling and having the second portion extending from the first portion and axially away from the housing and having a greater diameter than the housing and having a surface positioned adjacent an outer planar surface of the ceiling; a universal trim piece for retrofitting to the lighting fixture comprising: a mounting side disposed toward the ceiling and positioned over the trim ring and having an aperture sized to conform with a dimension of the open side of the housing; a decorative side disposed opposite the mounting side; and a universal engagement member, disposed on the mounting side, to removably engage a portion of the outer portion of the trim ring to retrofit the universal trim piece to the housing, the engagement member having a first set of circumferentially spaced bendable leaf tabs arranged to engage a small trim ring, a second set of circumferentially spaced bendable leaf tabs arranged to engage an intermediate-sized trim ring, and a third set of circumferentially spaced bendable leaf tabs for engaging a large trim ring.