Recessed light housing with rotatable aperture

A recessed lighting assembly, as in claim 48, wherein said means for selectively permitting and preventing rotation of said aperture structure comprises:

• one of said rotating aperture plate or said wall portion having an arcuate slot therethrough;
• an adjustable fastener directed through said arcuate slot and into an other of said rotating aperture plate or said wall portion;
• and
• selective engagement and disengagement of said adjustable fastener providing selective fixation and rotation, respectively, of said rotating aperture plate relative to said enclosure.

A recessed lighting assembly, as in claim 48, wherein:

• one of said rotating aperture plate or said wall portion has a rotational alignment reference mark affixed thereto;
• an other of said rotating aperture plate or said wall portion has a plurality of rotational alignment indicators affixed thereto;
• said rotational alignment indicators are disposed along an arc having a center of curvature that lies on or substantially on a center of rotation of said rotating aperture plate;
• and
• said rotational alignment reference mark and one of said plurality of rotation alignment indicators indicating a present rotational alignment of said rotating aperture plate relative to said wall portion.

A recessed lighting assembly fixable to an external support structure, the recessed lighting fixture comprising:

• an enclosure and a wall portion, the wall portion having an opening therethrough;
• an illumination element disposed within said enclosure;
• an aperture structure selectively movably mounted to said wall portion;
• said aperture structure defining a non-round illumination aperture,
• said opening and said illumination aperture forming a light passageway to permit light emitted from said illumination element to exit said lighting assembly;
• said aperture structure being selectively movable among at least first and second rotational alignment positions relative to said wall portion, and said aperture structure being connected to said wall portion when in said first and second rotational alignment positions;
• said non-round illumination aperture being in a first rotational orientation relative to said wall portion when said aperture structure is in said first rotational alignment position and said non-round illumination aperture being in a second rotational orientation relative to said wall portion when said aperture structure is in said second rotational alignment position;
• an angular displacement between said first and second rotational orientations of said non-round illumination aperture being equal to or less than 45 degrees;
• said angular displacement between said first and second rotational orientations being about a center of rotation of said aperture structure located within said illumination aperture;
• and
• means for selectively permitting and preventing rotation of said aperture structure relative to said wall portion;
• whereby a rotational alignment of said non-round illumination aperture is adjustable and fixable relative to said external support structure after said recessed lighting assembly is affixed to said external support structure so as to allow secure alignment of said non-round illumination aperture in a desired rotational orientation relative to said external support structure.