Trim for recessed lighting fixture

• US 5,662,413 A
• Filed: 05/07/1996
• Issued: 09/02/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cooper Lighting Incorporated (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc. (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: Akiyama, Steven Randall
• Primary Examiner(s): Dority, Carroll B.
• Application Number:
  US08/646,102
• Time in Patent Office: 483 Days
• Field of Search: 362/364, 362/365, 362/366, 362/147, 362/148
• US Class Current: 362/365
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/02 of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters specially adapted for vehicle exteriors F21S41/00-F21S45/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/00 Fastening of light sources or lamp holders fastening electric light source solely by the coupling device H01R33/00 ; special means for attaching candle to candle holder F21V35/003

Abstract

A trim for a recessed light fixture includes a body open at its bottom end and having a top wall at its upper end. Formed in the top wall is a circular aperture and a pair of diametrically opposed slots spaced radially from the aperture. A lamp socket is mounted in the aperture such that a cylindrical lower portion of the socket extends through the aperture, and spring latches of the socket pass through respective ones of the slots. A gasket is interposed between the socket and top wall and is compressed within the aperture to create an air seal.

Claims

1. A trim for a recessed lighting fixture, comprising:

a trim body having a laterally outwardly extending trim ring at a lower open end of the trim body, and a top wall at an upper end of the trim body, the top wall including a circular aperture, and a pair of slots;

a lamp socket mounted in the aperture, the lamp socket including a lower cylindrical portion projecting through the aperture, and spring legs projecting through respective ones of the slots for releasably locking the socket to the top wall; and

a gasket formed of a pliable material interposed between the socket and top wall for producing an air seal therebetween.

2. The trim according to claim 1, wherein the gasket includes an inner periphery extending radially inwardly of an edge of the aperture and compressed within the aperture between the edge of the aperture and the lower cylindrical portion of the socket.

3. The trim according to claim 2, wherein the slots are spaced radially outwardly of the aperture.

4. The trim according to claim 1, wherein the slots are spaced radially outwardly of the aperture.

5. The trim according to claim 1 wherein the gasket is formed of epichlorohydrin.

6. The trim according to claim 1 wherein the outer periphery of the gasket is rectangular.

7. The trim according to claim 1 wherein the trim body includes an upper reflector portion and a lower baffle portion, the baffle portion including a laterally outward trim ring at a lower end of the trim.

8. The trim according to claim 1, wherein the gasket includes an outer peripheral portion configured to leave uncovered at least an outer portion of each slot to enable such outer portion to receive a respective spring leg.