Patent ID: 8152333

Claim:
A method of making a metallic reflector device having a base having one or more winged flanges extending therefrom, a plurality of proximate annular rims, and a plurality of reflector elements extending from the plurality of proximate annular rims to a plurality of distal annular rims, each defining an opening capable of accommodating a light source, one or more of the reflector elements comprising an annular sidewall extending from the proximate annular rim to the distal annular rim, the method of making comprising the steps of: a) providing a sheet defining the base; b) defining the openings; and c) drawing an annular pattern in a material of the sheet surrounding each of the openings in a direction along an axial centerline through each of the openings, thereby forming (i) the proximate annular rims, and (ii) the annular sidewalls defining depressions in the material of the sheet to form the plurality of reflector elements; and d) forming the one or more winged flanges along a longitudinal direction of the base opposite to the depressions.