Light transmissive trim plate for recessed lighting fixture

A light-transmissive trim plate and mounting apparatus for being received in a recessed lighting fixture installed in a space over a ceiling and having a light bulb which being operated for light communicates light through the trim plate for providing an ornamental illuminative effect around a perimeter of an opening in the ceiling for the recessed lighting fixture, comprising:

• a translucent light-transmissive trim plate defined by a frustroconical cup having a first open end and a second open end with a flange extending laterally around the first open end and defining a perimeter ring conforming in shape to an opening of a recessed lighting fixture;
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• a frustroconical reflector insert having an open lower end and a partially closed upper end that defines an opening configured for receiving a base portion of the light bulb therethrough, a lower portion of the reflector insert defining a lip that is flared outwardly to define a surface for supporting an interior portion of the frustroconical cup of the trim plate;
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• means for supporting the reflector insert and trim plate within the recessed lighting fixture mounted in the space over the ceiling, whereby said trim ring, being engaged to said recessed lighting fixture with said frustroconical cup extending partially into said lighting fixture, covers a gap between said recessed lighting fixture and said ceiling while receiving light from the light bulb thereby providing an ornamental illuminative appearance around the perimeter of the opening in the ceiling during operation of the fixture.