Patent ID: 7722227

Claim:
A recessed lighting fixture located in an opening of a surface, the surface having an outer side and an inner side, the lighting fixture comprising: a recessed housing located in a recessed configuration in the opening of the surface adjacent the inner side; a lighting trim unit comprising: a trim ring configured to be disposed at the opening on the outer side of the surface; a light source that emits light, the light source located within the recessed housing and disposed so as to emit light at the opening; a baffle surrounding the light source and in contact with the trim ring to direct light from the light source at the opening, the baffle having a first end located adjacent the opening in the surface and a second end located within the recessed housing opposite the first end; and a low profile heat sink integrated with the baffle, wherein the integrated baffle heat sink draws heat out of the recessed housing and conducts it to the trim ring; whereby heat communicated to the trim ring may be dissipated at the outer side of the surface.