Patent ID: 7670021

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a lighting assembly, comprising: providing a light fixture by, (a) forming a trim by a stamping or die casting process, the trim having thermally conductive properties and including a flange around a perimeter of the trim, (b) mounting a light source to a central portion of a front surface of the trim, (c) forming a heatsink by an extrusion or die casting process, the heatsink having thermally conductive properties, (d) mounting the heatsink to a back surface of the trim opposite the light source, and (e) connecting an attachment mechanism to the light fixture; providing a recessed can housing mounted to a surface; and mounting the light fixture to the recessed can housing by, (f) inserting the light fixture into the recessed can housing, and (g) engaging the attachment mechanism to an interior portion of the recessed can housing to brace the flange against the surface.