Adjustable recessed light fixture
AssigneeFeit Electric Company, Inc.
InventorAlan Barry Feit
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Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to an adjustable light fixture and method of installing the same. Various embodiments of the adjustable light fixture comprise a light head comprising a light source, a lens, and a frame; a socket base configured to be secured relative to a socket of a light assembly; and an extender located between the light head and the socket base and configured to move between an extended configuration and a compressed configuration. In various embodiments, the adjustable light fixture is installed by engaging the socket base with a corresponding socket of a light assembly, and adjusting the extender toward the compressed configuration.
Claims15
An adjustable light fixture comprising:
- a lighting head;
- a socket base;
- and
- an extender located between the lighting head and the socket base and configured to move between an extended configuration and a compressed configuration,
- wherein:
- the extender comprises a first component secured to the lighting head and a second component movable relative to the first component;
- and
- the first component has a single elongate slot located on an external surface of the first component, the elongated slot being oriented in alignment with a longitudinal axis of the first component, and the elongated slot being configured to engage a portion of the second component, such that:
- (a) the second component moves, relative to the first component, in a purely translational direction, and (b) relative rotation is prevented between the first and second components.
A method of installing an adjustable light fixture, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an adjustable light fixture comprising a lighting head, a socket base, and an extender located between the lighting head and the socket base, wherein the extender is configured to move between an extended configuration and a compressed configuration, wherein the extender is infinitely adjustable between the extended configuration and the compressed configuration, and wherein:
- the extender comprises a first component secured to the lighting head and a second component movable relative to the first component;
- and the first component has a single elongate slot located on an external surface of the first component, the elongated slot being oriented, in its entirety, in alignment with a longitudinal axis of the first component, and the elongated slot being configured to engage a portion of the second component, such that:
- (a) the second component moves, relative to the first component, in a purely translational direction, and (b) relative rotation is prevented between the first and second components;
- engaging the socket base with a corresponding socket of a lighting assembly;
- and
- adjusting the extender toward the compressed configuration such that at least a portion of the lighting head is positioned within the lighting assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.