Patent ID: 7198391

Claim:
A collar for a light fixture, wherein the light fixture comprises a baffle flange around an open side of the light fixture, the collar comprising: an annular upper flange for being positioned toward the baffle flange of the fixture, an annular bottom flange spaced out from the upper flange; a collar extending between the upper and the bottom flanges, and extending around those flanges and adapted to transmit light from the fixture that exits through the baffle flange to pass through an opening defined by the annular upper flange followed by an opening defined by the annular bottom flange; an attachment fixture attached to the light collar, and with the upper flange at the baffle flange, the attachment fixture being shaped and positioned to attach to the baffle flange, thereby attaching the collar to the light fixture; the attachment fixture comprises an attachable part attachable to the baffle flange and a spring connecting the attachable part to the collar enabling the attachable part to be movable radially outwardly or inwardly with respect to the collar and the baffle flange to enable the attachable part to be attached to various baffle flanges of various diameters, sizes and shapes; and the spring is attached to the bottom flange and extends up toward the upper flange and past the upper flange to urge the attachable part be received at the baffle flange of the light fixture.