HOUSING FOR SECURING A RECESSED FIXTURE
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1. Housing for securing a recessed fixture in a support comprising a hole, the housing comprising:
- a side wall configured to be at least partly inserted through the hole,at least one spring attached to the side wall,wherein the spring is configured for resting, winding around on a portion of the side wall when loaded, and for extending outwardly from the side wall when released so as to secure the housing in the support, the housing further comprising a retention member for keeping the spring loaded as long as a length of the side wall that has been inserted through the hole is smaller than a determined length, and for releasing the spring when the length of the side wall that has been inserted through the hole reaches the determined length;
and wherein the side wall is formed by a rim of essentially cylindrical shape, said retention member being formed by at least one sliding element configured for being slid along the surface of the side wall parallel to the side wall main axis as the housing is being inserted through the hole.
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Abstract
The current invention relates to a housing (10) for securing a recessed fixture in a support (20), the housing (10) comprising at least one spring (12) resting on a portion of the side wall (10a) when loaded, and extending outwardly from the side wall (10a) when released so as to secure the housing (10) in the support (20); the housing (10) further comprises at least one releasable retention member keeping the spring (12) loaded over a given length of insertion of the housing (10) into the support (20). The housing (10) can notably be used in a recessed light fixture.
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1. Housing for securing a recessed fixture in a support comprising a hole, the housing comprising:
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a side wall configured to be at least partly inserted through the hole, at least one spring attached to the side wall, wherein the spring is configured for resting, winding around on a portion of the side wall when loaded, and for extending outwardly from the side wall when released so as to secure the housing in the support, the housing further comprising a retention member for keeping the spring loaded as long as a length of the side wall that has been inserted through the hole is smaller than a determined length, and for releasing the spring when the length of the side wall that has been inserted through the hole reaches the determined length; and wherein the side wall is formed by a rim of essentially cylindrical shape, said retention member being formed by at least one sliding element configured for being slid along the surface of the side wall parallel to the side wall main axis as the housing is being inserted through the hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13)
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- 8. The Housing as claimed in 1, wherein each spring has a shape designed to allow releasing the mounting through rotating the housing.
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