Patent ID: 7160006

Claim:
A lighting assembly for attachment to a surface wherein a frame defined by said lighting assembly and to be secured to said surface includes a pair of channels on either side thereof, the assembly further comprising: a diffuser having a body with a hollow interior and having a lip extending outwardly from a rim defined about the circumference of the body, and at least one clip having a body portion including first and second arms extending away from the body portion, the first arm having an intermediate curved segment that corresponds to an intermediate curved segment on the second arm to secure the clip to the rim of the diffuser, a rounded region formed on the main body portion to define a cavity between the main body portion and the first and second arms, the cavity sized to receive the lip of the diffuser, and a leg portion extending away from the rounded region and extending into the hollow interior of the diffuser, the leg portion of said clip further extending into the channel of the frame, whereby the diffuser is removably secured to the frame of said lighting assembly.