Patent ID: 8092039

Claim:
A staggered mounting system for a recessed light allowing side by side mounting within a suspended T-grid ceiling support, comprising: a first troffer housing for mounting in a suspended t-grid having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, each of said first and second sides having a mounting extension and a recessed indentation; a curved reflector mounted within said troffer; a longitudinally extending light source below said reflector, said reflector designed to reflect light through a light opening in said troffer housing; wherein said mounting extension on said first side is opposite said recessed indentation on said second side, and wherein said recessed indentation on said first side is opposite said mounting extension of said second side; said mounting extension, is directly attached to a suspended T-grid ceiling support, wherein the mounting extension extends across the suspended T-grid ceiling support into a recessed portion of a second troffer housing to support the first and second troffer housings within the T-grid ceiling support.