# US 2013/0153731 A1 · Recessed-light conversion apparatus, system, and methods

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- Number: US 2013/0153731 A1
- Document ID: US20130153731A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/769,643
- Filed: 2013-02-18
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2010-09-24
- Assignees: Burnes Brighter Ideas, LLC
- Inventors: Cheryl Engstrom; Donn Jeffrey Engstrom; Scott Patrick
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130153731A1

## CPC

- F21V 21/04: Recessed bases
- F21V 21/03: Ceiling bases, e.g. ceiling roses (F21V21/04 takes precedence)
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

Exposed fixture means and associated mounting features constituting a broad range of structural, aesthetic, and/or functional enhancements to existing recessed fixtures. Embodiments are generally configured to couple at a structural surface at and/or surrounding a recessed fixture. A mounting ring provides secure attachment at the structural surface, a ring cover typically engages with the mounting ring in a twist-lock engagement. An exposed fixture means (EFM) may be coupled at a side of the ring cover opposite the mounting ring. A system of correspondingly configured latch members of each of the ring cover and mounting ring enables relatively universal coupling of different EFMs at an already installed mounting ring. EFMs include a wide variety of aesthetic, functional, and/or structural embodiments.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An improved recessed fixture conversion apparatus, comprising:
a mounting ring having a first side that is at least partially planar and a second side, the mounting ring also including a central opening disposed through a relative center of the mounting ring from the first side thereof to the second side thereof, and
a ring cover attachable to the mounting ring.