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US 5,707,143 AGranted
Pull-on clip for downlight reflector trim
AssigneeNational Service Industries, Inc.
InventorJoseph A. Hentz
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AssigneeNational Service Industries, Inc.
InventorJoseph A. Hentz
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A pull-on clip manually assembled to a downlighting reflector trim in a snap-fastening manner without the need for tools, the invention mounts the reflector trim and a socket/spring clip assembly snap-fastened onto the trim within the interior of a lamp housing or can particularly in a downlighting fixture. The pull-on clip facilitates lamp positioning within the can and thereby within the fixture such that optimum lamp performance is obtained. The structure of the pull-on clip further facilitates the snug positioning of the reflector trim about a ceiling hole above which the downlighting fixture utilizing said clip is mounted for operation, thereby providing a clean appearance and positive lamp positioning.
A clip for mounting a reflector trim within a lamp housing of a lighting fixture mounted above a ceiling opening formed in a ceiling, the reflector trim having a reflector trim opening formed in one end thereof to receive a portion of a lamp socket, the reflector trim opening communicating with notches formed about the periphery of the opening in the trim, the trim further having a slot formed in juxtaposition to each of the notches, the clip comprising:
A clip for mounting a reflector trim within a lamp housing of a lighting fixture, the reflector trim having an opening formed in one end thereof to receive a portion of a lamp socket, the reflector trim having at least one slot formed therein and spaced from the opening, the clip comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.