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US7862214B2 - Lighting devices and methods of installing light engine housings and/or trim elements in lighting device housings - Google Patents
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/853,589, filed Oct. 23, 2006, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
In some embodiments of the present inventive subject matter, the light engine housing houses a ballast element and at least one light emitter (e.g., a solid state light emitter, such as one or more LEDs, some or all of which may or may not further include a luminescent material). Any desired ballast can be employed in such embodiments according to the present inventive subject matter, so long as such ballast is effective to deliver energy to the light emitter(s) in such a form that the light emitter(s) will emit light, and persons of skill in the art are aware of, and have ready access to, a wide variety of such ballasts for various light emitters.
(1) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/752,753, filed on Dec. 21, 2005, entitled “Lighting Device” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Antony Paul van de Ven and Neal Hunter;) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/613,692, filed Dec. 20, 2006, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(2) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/798,446, filed on May 5, 2006, entitled “Lighting Device” (inventor: Antony Paul van de Ven) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/743,754, filed May 3, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(3) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/845,429, filed on Sep. 18, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING DEVICES, LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES, FIXTURES AND METHODS OF USING SAME” (inventor: Antony Paul van de Ven), and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/856,421, filed Sep. 17, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(4) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/846,222, filed on Sep. 21, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES, METHODS OF INSTALLING SAME, AND METHODS OF REPLACING LIGHTS” (inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven and Gerald H. Negley ), and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/859,048, filed Sep. 21, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(5) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/809,618, filed on May 31, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF LIGHTING” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Antony Paul van de Ven and Thomas G. Coleman) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/755,153, filed May 30, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(6) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/858,881, filed on Nov. 14, 2006, entitled “LIGHT ENGINE ASSEMBLIES” (inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard and Gary David Trott ), the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference;
(7) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/859,013, filed on Nov. 14, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES AND COMPONENTS FOR LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES” (inventors: Gary David Trott and Paul Kenneth Pickard ) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/736,799, filed Apr. 18, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(10) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/916,384, filed on May 7, 2007, entitled “LIGHT FIXTURES, LIGHTING DEVICES, AND COMPONENTS FOR THE SAME” (inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Gary David Trott and Ed Adams ), the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
The one or more mounting clip can be of any suitable shape, and can be made of any suitable material (so long as the mounting clip(s) are effective to perform the functions described herein), a variety of which will be readily apparent to persons skilled in the art in view of the present description. A representative example of a material out of which the mounting clip(s) can be made is spring steel. While several embodiments are described herein which include three mounting clips, in general, any desired number of mounting clips can be employed, depending on the geometries of the other components in the design and so long as the mounting clip(s) are effective to perform the functions described herein.
(1) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/753,138, filed on Dec. 22, 2005, entitled “Lighting Device” (inventor: Gerald H. Negley) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/614,180, filed Dec. 21, 2006, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(2) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/794,379, filed on Apr. 24, 2006, entitled “Shifting Spectral Content in LEDs by Spatially Separating Lumiphor Films” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley and Antony Paul van de Ven) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/624,811, filed Jan. 19, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(3) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/808,702, filed on May 26, 2006, entitled “Lighting Device” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley and Antony Paul van de Ven) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/751,982, filed May 22, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(4) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/808,925, filed on May 26, 2006, entitled “Solid State Light Emitting Device and Method of Making Same” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley and Neal Hunter) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/753,103, filed May 24, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(5) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/802,697, filed on May 23, 2006, entitled “Lighting Device and Method of Making” (inventor: Gerald H. Negley) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/751,990, filed May 22, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(6) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/839,453, filed on Aug. 23, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD” (inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven and Gerald H. Negley) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/843,243, filed Aug. 22, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(8) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/851,230, filed on Oct. 12, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME” (inventor: Gerald H. Negley , the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference; and
(9) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/793,524, filed on Apr. 20, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley and Antony Paul van de Ven and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/736,761, filed Apr. 18, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
(1) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/752,555, filed Dec. 21, 2005, entitled “Lighting Device and Lighting Method” (inventors: Antony Paul Van de Ven and Gerald H. Negley) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/613,714, filed Dec. 20, 2006, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(2) U.S. patent application No. 60/752,556, filed on Dec. 21, 2005, entitled “SIGN AND METHOD FOR LIGHTING” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley and Antony Paul van de Ven) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/613,733, filed Dec. 20, 2006, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(3) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/793,524, filed on Apr. 20, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley and Antony Paul van de Ven) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/736,761, filed Apr. 18, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(4) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/793,518, filed on Apr. 20, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley and Antony Paul van de Ven) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/736,799, filed Apr. 18, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(5) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/793,530, filed on Apr. 20, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley and Antony Paul van de Ven) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/737,321, filed Apr. 19, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(6) U.S. Pat. No. 7,213,940, issued on May 8, 2007, entitled “LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING METHOD” (inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven and Gerald H. Negley ), the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference;
(1) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/752,753, filed on Dec. 21, 2005, entitled “Lighting Device” (inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Antony Paul van de Ven and Neal Hunter) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/613,692, filed Dec. 20, 2006, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(3) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/809,959, filed on Jun. 1, 2006, entitled “Lighting Device With Cooling” (inventors: Thomas G. Coleman, Gerald H. Negley and Antony Paul van de Ven) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/626,483, filed Jan. 24, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(4) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/809,595, filed on May 31, 2006, entitled “LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF LIGHTING” (inventor: Gerald H. Negley) and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/755,162, filed May 30, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
(5) U.S. Patent Application No. 60/844,325, filed on Sep. 13, 2006, entitled “BOOST/FLYBACK POWER SUPPLY TOPOLOGY WITH LOW SIDE MOSFET CURRENT CONTROL” (inventor: Peter Jay Myers), and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/854,744, filed Sep. 13, 2007, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference;
a lighting device housing, said lighting device housing comprising an electrical receptacle and a sidewall having an internal surface, said internal surface of said sidewall defining an internal space, said sidewall terminating in a sidewall end region;
a trim element, said trim element comprising at least first and second portions, said first portion of said trim element being positioned within said internal space, said second portion of said trim element extending beyond said internal space, said second portion of said trim element comprising a second portion end region which is positioned farther from an axis of said internal surface than said sidewall end region; and
at least a first mounting clip, said first mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on said trim element, said first mounting clip having a first mounting clip first end region, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis,
said first mounting clip being pivotable about said first pivot axis at least from a first mounting clip first position, where said first mounting clip first end region does not extend beyond a periphery of said first portion of said trim element, to a first mounting clip second position, where said first mounting clip first end region extends beyond a periphery of said first portion of said trim element, such that if said first mounting clip is in said first mounting clip second position and then said trim element is rotated in a first direction about said axis of said internal surface, as a result of contact between said first mounting clip first end region and said lighting device housing, said first mounting clip will pivot relative to said first pivot axis to a first mounting clip third position, where said first mounting clip engages said lighting device housing such that said trim element is biased in a direction in which said second portion of said trim element is biased toward said sidewall end region.
2. A lighting device as recited in claim 1, wherein said lighting device housing is substantially cylindrical, and said second portion end region of said trim element extends in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to said axis of said internal surface.
3. A lighting device as recited in claim 1, wherein said lighting device housing is substantially conical, and said second portion end region of said trim element extends in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to said axis of said internal surface.
4. A lighting device as recited in claim 1, wherein said lighting device housing is substantially frustoconical, and said second portion end region of said trim element extends in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to said axis of said internal surface.
5. A lighting device as recited in claim 1, wherein said lighting device further comprises:
a second mounting clip, said second mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a second pivot axis on said trim element, said second mounting clip having a second mounting clip first end region, said second mounting clip first end region being spaced from said second pivot axis; and
at least a third mounting clip, said third mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a third pivot axis on said trim element, said third mounting clip having a third mounting clip first end region, said third mounting clip first end region being spaced from said third pivot axis.
6. A lighting device as recited in claim 1, wherein said first mounting clip first end region is sharpened.
7. A lighting device as recited in claim 1, wherein said electrical receptacle is an Edison socket.
8. A lighting device as recited in claim 1, wherein said first mounting clip first end region is spaced from said first pivot axis by a distance which is at least three times a minimum dimension of said first mounting clip in a first plane which is perpendicular to said first pivot axis.
9. A lighting device as recited in claim 1, wherein said first mounting clip has at least one bent portion between a first mounting clip first portion and a first mounting clip second portion, said first mounting clip first end region being located in said first mounting clip second portion, a second plane defined by at least two points on a first surface of said first mounting clip in said bent portion and a point on said first surface of said first mounting clip in said first mounting clip first end region defining an angle of at least 10 degrees relative to a first plane which is perpendicular to said first pivot axis.
10. A lighting device as recited in claim 1, further comprising at least a first stop element mounted on said trim element, said first stop element being shaped and positioned such that said first stop element prevents said first mounting clip from rotating 360 degrees about said first pivot axis.
11. A lighting device as recited in claim 10, wherein said first stop element protrudes from said trim element in a direction substantially perpendicular to a mounting clip surface of said trim element.
12. A lighting device as recited in claim 10, further comprising at least a second stop element mounted on said trim element, said second stop element being shaped and positioned such that said second stop element inhibits said first mounting clip from rotating from a position between said first stop element and said second stop element past said second stop element to a position which is not between said first stop element and said second stop element.
13. A lighting device as recited in claim 10, further comprising at least a second stop element mounted on said trim element, said second stop element protruding from a mounting clip surface of said trim element in a direction substantially perpendicular to said mounting clip surface, said first mounting clip being positioned between said first stop element and said second stop element.
14. A lighting device as recited in claim 1, further comprising at least a first stop element mounted on said trim element, said first stop element being shaped and positioned such that said first stop element prevents said first mounting clip from rotating beyond a position where said first mounting clip first end region is a maximum distance from said trim element.
15. A lighting device as recited in claim 14, wherein said first stop element protrudes from said trim element in a direction substantially perpendicular to a mounting clip surface of said trim element.
16. A lighting device as recited in claim 14, further comprising at least a second stop element mounted on said trim element, said second stop element being shaped and positioned such that said second stop element inhibits said first mounting clip from rotating from a position between said first stop element and said second stop element past said second stop element to a position which is not between said first stop element and said second stop element.
17. A lighting device as recited in claim 14, further comprising at least a second stop element mounted on said trim element, said second stop element protruding from a mounting clip surface of said trim element in a direction substantially perpendicular to said mounting clip surface, said first mounting clip being positioned between said first stop element and said second stop element.
a light engine housing, said light engine housing comprising an electrical connection region, said electrical connection region being engageable in an electrical receptacle;
at least a first mounting clip, said first mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on a mounting clip surface of said light engine housing, said first mounting clip having a first mounting clip first end region, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis; and
a lighting device housing, said lighting device housing comprising a sidewall having an internal surface, said sidewall terminating in a sidewall end region;
said first mounting clip being pivotable about said first pivot axis at least from a first mounting clip first position, where said first mounting clip first end region does not extend beyond a periphery of said light engine housing, to a first mounting clip second position, where said first mounting clip first end region extends beyond a periphery of said light engine housing, such that if said first mounting clip is in said first mounting clip second position and then said light engine housing is rotated in a first direction about an axis of said internal surface, as a result of contact between said first mounting clip first end region and said lighting device housing, said first mounting clip will pivot relative to said first pivot axis to a first mounting clip third position, where said first mounting clip engages said lighting device housing such that said mounting clip surface is biased in a direction away from said sidewall end region.
19. A lighting device as recited in claim 18, further comprising at least a first cam element mounted on a surface of said lighting device housing, said cam element being shaped and positioned such that said light engine housing can be rotated about said axis of said internal surface such that said first mounting clip first end region is deflected by said first cam element in a direction along said axis of said internal surface.
said sidewall defines an internal space, and
said lighting device further comprises a flange portion, said light engine housing being positioned within said internal space, said flange portion extending from said light engine housing beyond said internal space, said flange portion comprising a flange portion end region which is positioned farther from said axis of said internal surface than said sidewall.
21. A lighting device as recited in claim 20, wherein said lighting device housing is substantially cylindrical, and said flange portion end region extends in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to said axis of said internal surface.
22. A lighting device as recited in claim 20, wherein said lighting device housing is substantially conical, and said flange portion end region extends in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to said axis of said internal surface.
23. A lighting device as recited in claim 20, wherein said lighting device housing is substantially frustoconical, and said flange portion end region extends in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to said axis of said internal surface.
24. A lighting device as recited in claim 18, further comprising:
at least a first ballast element, at least a first region of said first ballast element being electrically connected to said electrical connection region, at least a second region of said first ballast element being electrically connected to said first solid state light emitter,
25. A lighting device as recited in claim 18, wherein said lighting device further comprises:
a second mounting clip, said second mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a second pivot axis on said mounting clip surface of said light engine housing, said second mounting clip having a second mounting clip first end region, said second mounting clip first end region being spaced from said second pivot axis; and
at least a third mounting clip, said third mounting clip being mounted pivotally about a third pivot axis on said mounting clip surface of said light engine housing, said third mounting clip having a third mounting clip first end region, said third mounting clip first end region being spaced from said third pivot axis.
26. A lighting device as recited in claim 18, wherein said first mounting clip first end region is sharpened.
27. A lighting device as recited in claim 18, wherein said electrical connection region comprises a screw-threaded region, said screw-threaded region being receivable in an Edison socket.
28. A lighting device as recited in claim 18, wherein said first mounting clip first end region is spaced from said first pivot axis by a distance which is at least three times a minimum dimension of said first mounting clip in a first plane which is perpendicular to said first pivot axis.
29. A lighting device as recited in claim 18, wherein said first mounting clip has at least one bent portion between a first mounting clip first portion and a first mounting clip second portion, said first mounting clip first end region being located in said first mounting clip second portion, a second plane defined by at least two points on a first surface of said first mounting clip in said bent portion and a point on said first surface of said first mounting clip in said first mounting clip first end region defining an angle of at least 10 degrees relative to a first plane which is perpendicular to said first pivot axis.
30. A lighting device as recited in claim 18, further comprising at least a first stop element mounted on said light engine housing, said first stop element being shaped and positioned such that said first stop element prevents said first mounting clip from rotating 360 degrees about said first pivot axis.
31. A lighting device as recited in claim 30, wherein said first stop element protrudes from said mounting clip surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to said mounting clip surface.
32. A lighting device as recited in claim 30, further comprising at least a second stop element mounted on said light engine housing, said second stop element being shaped and positioned such that said second stop element inhibits said first mounting clip from rotating from a position between said first stop element and said second stop element past said second stop element to a position which is not between said first stop element and said second stop element.
33. A lighting device as recited in claim 30, further comprising at least a second stop element mounted on said light engine housing, said second stop element protruding from said mounting clip surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to said mounting clip surface, said first mounting clip being positioned between said first stop element and said second stop element.
34. A lighting device as recited in claim 18, further comprising at least a first stop element mounted on said light engine housing, said first stop element being shaped and positioned such that said first stop element prevents said first mounting clip from rotating beyond a position where said first mounting clip first end region is a maximum distance from said light engine housing.
35. A lighting device as recited in claim 34, wherein said first stop element protrudes from said mounting clip surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to said mounting clip surface.
36. A lighting device as recited in claim 34, further comprising at least a second stop element mounted on said light engine housing, said second stop element being shaped and positioned such that said second stop element inhibits said first mounting clip from rotating from a position between said first stop element and said second stop element past said second stop element to a position which is not between said first stop element and said second stop element.
37. A lighting device as recited in claim 34, further comprising at least a second stop element mounted on said light engine housing, said second stop element protruding from said mounting clip surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to said mounting clip surface, said first mounting clip being positioned between said first stop element and said second stop element.
38. A method of installing a light engine housing in a lighting device housing, said method comprising:
positioning a light engine housing such that at least a portion of said light engine housing is within an internal space defined by a sidewall of a lighting device housing, said light engine housing comprising an electrical connection region, said electrical connection region being engageable in an electrical receptacle; and
rotating said light engine housing relative to said lighting device housing, said rotating causing at least a first mounting clip which is mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on a mounting clip surface of said light engine housing to pivot about said first pivot axis such that a first mounting clip first end region of said first mounting clip, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis, engages an internal surface of said lighting device housing, and biases said mounting clip in a direction away from a sidewall end region of said sidewall.
39. A method as recited in claim 38, further comprising connecting said electrical connection region to an electrical receptacle prior to said rotating said light engine housing relative to said lighting device housing.
40. A method as recited in claim 39, wherein said electrical receptacle is an Edison socket.
41. A method as recited in claim 38, further comprising positioning said first mounting clip in a first mounting clip second position, where said first mounting clip first end region extends beyond a periphery of said light engine housing, prior to said positioning said light engine housing such that at least a portion of said light engine housing is within said internal space.
42. A method as recited in claim 38, wherein at least a first cam element is mounted on a surface of said lighting device housing, said cam element being shaped and positioned such that when said light engine housing is rotated relative to said lighting device housing, said first mounting clip first end region is deflected by said first cam element in a direction along an axis of said internal surface.
43. A method as recited in claim 38, wherein during said rotating said light engine housing relative to said lighting device housing, said first mounting clip is rotated about said first pivot axis to a position which is between a first stop element mounted on said light engine housing and a second stop element mounted on said light engine housing, and said first mounting clip is prevented from rotating about said first pivot axis past said first stop element by contacting said first stop element.
44. A method of installing a trim element in a lighting device housing, said method comprising:
positioning a trim element such that at a first portion of said trim element is within an internal space defined by an internal surface of a sidewall of a lighting device housing; and
rotating said trim element relative to said lighting device housing, said lighting device housing comprising an electrical receptacle, said sidewall terminating in a sidewall end region,
said trim element comprising said first portion and at least a second portion, said second portion of said trim element extending beyond said internal space, said second portion of said trim element comprising a second portion end region which is positioned farther from an axis of said internal surface than said sidewall end region,
said rotating causing at least a first mounting clip which is mounted pivotally about a first pivot axis on a mounting clip surface of said trim element to pivot about said first pivot axis such that a first mounting clip first end region of said first mounting clip, said first mounting clip first end region being spaced from said first pivot axis, engages an internal surface of said lighting device housing, and biases said trim element in a direction in which said second portion of said trim element is biased toward said sidewall end region.
45. A method as recited in claim 44, wherein said electrical receptacle is an Edison socket.
46. A method as recited in claim 44, further comprising positioning said first mounting clip in a first mounting clip second position, where said first mounting clip first end region extends beyond a periphery of said first portion of said trim element, prior to said positioning said trim element such that said first portion of said trim element is within said internal space.
47. A method as recited in claim 44, wherein at least a first cam element is mounted on a surface of said lighting device housing, said cam element being shaped and positioned such that when said trim element is rotated relative to said lighting device housing, said first mounting clip first end region is deflected by said first cam element in a direction along said axis of said internal surface.
48. A method as recited in claim 44, wherein during said rotating said trim element relative to said lighting device housing, said first mounting clip is rotated about said first pivot axis to a position which is between a first stop element mounted on said trim element and a second stop element mounted on said trim element, and said first mounting clip is prevented from rotating about said first pivot axis past said first stop element by contacting said first stop element.
a trim element, said trim element comprising at least first and second portions, said second portion of said trim element comprising a second portion end region which is positioned farther from an axis of said first portion of said trim element than any part of said first portion of said trim element; and
said first mounting clip being pivotable about said first pivot axis at least from a first mounting clip first position, where said first mounting clip first end region does not extend beyond a periphery of said first portion of said trim element, to a first mounting clip second position, where said first mounting clip first end region extends beyond a periphery of said first portion of said trim element, such that if said trim element is placed within a housing with said first mounting clip in said first mounting clip second position and in contact with an internal surface of said housing, and then said trim element is rotated in a first direction about said axis of said trim element, said first mounting clip will pivot relative to said first pivot axis to a first mounting clip third position, where said first mounting clip engages said housing such that said second portion of said trim element is biased toward said housing.
50. A lighting device as recited in claim 49, wherein said part of said first portion of said trim element is substantially cylindrical, and said second portion of said trim element extends in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to said axis of said first portion of said trim element.
51. A lighting device as recited in claim 49, wherein said part of said first portion of said trim element is substantially conical, and said second portion of said trim element extends in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to said axis of said first portion of said trim element.
52. A lighting device as recited in claim 49, wherein said part of said first portion of said trim element is substantially frustoconical, and said second portion of said trim element extends in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to said axis of said first portion of said trim element.
53. A lighting device as recited in claim 49, wherein said lighting device further comprises:
54. A lighting device as recited in claim 49, further comprising at least a first stop element mounted on said trim element, said first stop element being shaped and positioned such that said first stop element prevents said first mounting clip from rotating 360 degrees about said first pivot axis.
55. A lighting device as recited in claim 54, wherein said first stop element protrudes from said trim element in a direction substantially perpendicular to a mounting clip surface of said trim element.
56. A lighting device as recited in claim 55, further comprising at least a second stop element mounted on said trim element, said second stop element being shaped and positioned such that said second stop element inhibits said first mounting clip from rotating from a position between said first stop element and said second stop element past said second stop element to a position which is not between said first stop element and said second stop element.
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