Hot Aimable Lamp Assembly with Memory for Adjustable Recessed Light

An adjustable trim assembly for a recessed light fixture, comprising:

• a trim collar for attachment to a recessed housing in a ceiling cutout;
• a ring releasably supported in said trim collar and defining a trim aperture therein;
• a lamp holder tiltable away from a vertical position on said ring, a finger hold connected to said lamp holder and reachable with a hand through said trim aperture for manually returning said lamp holder to said vertical position from a tilted position, said ring being releasable said lamp holder from said trim collar in response to manual pulling force on said finger hold;
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• a mechanical memory for returning said lamp holder to said adjusted tilted position upon release of said manual pulling force.

A compact hot aimable trim assembly for use with a metal halide lamp in a recessed light fixture, comprising:

• a trim collar for installation in a ceiling cutout, said trim collar having a trim plate and a trim aperture in said plate,
• a lamp holder assembly supported on said trim collar, said lamp holder assembly including a metal halide lamp and a parabolic light reflector for directing a beam of light emitted by said lamp through said trim aperture;
• a vertical tilt adjustment for adjusting inclination of said lamp holder assembly relative to said trim collar and a horizontal rotation adjustment for turning said lamp holder assembly in said trim collar such that said beam of light can be selectively aimed through said aperture;
• said trim aperture and said parabolic reflector each having a diameter substantially not greater than 2.5 inches and said trim collar being sized to fit in a ceiling cutout not substantially greater than 3.5 inch diameter.

A tiltable lamp carrier assembly with memory for installation in a light fixture, comprising:

• a base;
• a lamp carrier articulated to said base for tilting movement between a vertical position and a maximum tilted position;
• a bias spring urging said carrier towards said maximum tilted position;
• a first stop on said base in interference with a second stop on said carrier for limiting said tilting movement to a select tilted position, said carrier being returnable to said vertical position by a downward pulling force thereon, said bias spring returning said carrier to said select tilted position upon release of said pulling force.

A tiltable lamp carrier assembly with memory for installation in a light fixture, comprising:

• a base;
• a lamp carrier articulated to said base for tilting movement between a vertical position and a maximum tilted position;
• a bias spring urging said carrier towards said maximum tilted position;
• said carrier being articulated to said base by a plurality of linkage arms, said bias spring mounted between said base and one of said actuating arms for urging said carrier towards said maximum tilted position;
• a first stop on said base in interference with a second stop on another one of said arms for limiting said tilting movement to a select tilted position, said carrier being returnable to said vertical position by a downward pulling force thereon, said bias spring returning said carrier to said select tilted position upon release of said pulling force.
• said first stop being movable for changing said select tilted position by a tilt set screw rotatable on said base and coupled to said first stop.