A method of installing a recessed lighting fixture in a ceiling, the method comprising:
- providing a light fixture comprising:
- an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis and configured to house a light source;
- a flange provided at an end of the elongated body;
- a threaded member extending at least partially along the elongated body and rotatably coupled to the elongated body;
- and
- an swing arm comprising a first portion threadably coupled to the threaded member, and a second portion extending from the first portion in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein an end of the second portion most distal from the first portion defines an abutment end, and wherein the second portion of the swing arm comprises a lower portion, an upper portion, and a breakaway interface between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the breakaway interface comprises one or more apertures between the lower portion and the upper portion, and a reinforcement bar between the one or more apertures and the upper portion of the lower portion and extending across a width of the second portion, wherein the reinforcement bar is thicker than portions of the upper portion and lower portion adjacent to the breakaway interface, and wherein the reinforcement bar is configured to cause bending stress to be concentrated on connection sections between the upper portion and the lower portion and defined by sides of the one or more apertures so that when a bending force is applied to the swing arm bending occurs adjacent the reinforcement bar across the connection sections in order to allow the lower portion of the second portion of the swing arm to be detached from the upper portion;
- inserting the elongated body of the recessed lighting fixture into a hole in the ceiling with the swing arm in a stowed configuration wherein the second portion is substantially flush with the elongated body;
- rotating the threaded member to cause the swing arm to rotate from the stowed configuration to a deployed configuration wherein the second portion extends radially from the elongated body, and to cause the swing arm in the deployed configuration to translate relative to the elongated body from a first position wherein the abutment end is a first distance from the flange to a second position wherein the abutment end is a second distance from the flange that is less than the first distance to clamp the ceiling between the flange and the abutment end of the swing arm.