Patent ID: 8894253

Claim:
A lighting apparatus comprising: a heat spreading structure; a light source and associated control electronics that are thermally coupled to the heat spreading structure and configured to emit light such that heat generated by the light source and the associated control electronics during operation is transferred to the heat spreading structure; and a heat transfer bracket comprising a base that is thermally coupled to the heat spreading structure and a plurality of petals that extend from the base, such that the heat transferred to the heat spreading structure is further transferred along the plurality of petals, wherein the heat spreading structure, the light source, and the heat transfer bracket form at least a portion of a lighting fixture configured to mount within a recessed can assembly providing an opening that leads to an interior cavity that has an interior surface, wherein the plurality of petals are configured to spring radially inward and press against the interior surface of the recessed can assembly when the lighting fixture is placed in the interior cavity, such that the heat transferred along the plurality of petals is further transferred to the recessed can assembly.