Fully rotatable recessed light fixture with movable stop and adjustable length bar hanger

A recessed light fixture comprising:

• a frame having an upwardly facing top surface with an aperture formed therein and a mounting structure for use in attaching the recessed lighting fixture to ceiling joists;
• a lamp support mechanism mounted on the frame and projecting above the aperture and the upwardly facing top surface of the frame, the lamp support mechanism configured to support a lamp to direct a light beam downwardly through the aperture;
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• a housing mounted on the upwardly facing surface of the frame for encasing the lamp support mechanism, a bottom end of the housing being bent laterally to form a flange having a downwardly facing surface extending completely around the perimeter of the bottom end and engaging the upwardly facing surface of the frame to retard the travel of air and promote a conduction of heat to the frame surface from inside of the housing.

A housing adapted for use in a recessed light fixture for encasing a lamp assembly, comprising:

• a base including an upstanding wall structure including inner and outer upstanding wall sections spaced horizontally apart, the outer wall section forming an outer perimeter of the base, the inner wall section formed of metal, an upper end of the inner wall section being bent inwardly to form a horizontal flange;
• a cover fastened to the base by fasteners, the cover including a horizontal wall structure formed by upper and lower wall sections, the lower wall section formed of metal and including:
• a center portion spaced beneath the upper wall section and resting upon an upwardly facing surface of the flange for conducting heat to the inner wall section, and
• an outer peripheral portion disposed at a higher elevation than the center portion;
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• a thermally insulative gasket compressed between a downwardly facing surface of the cover and the upwardly facing surface of the flange for forming a continuous thermal seal between the lower and inner wall sections.

A recessed light fixture comprising:

• a horizontal frame having an aperture;
• a spin disc mounted in the aperture for rotation about a vertical axis, the spin disc including a circular inner edge having more than two notches formed therein, the notches being non-equidistantly spaced apart, the inner edge including a downwardly projecting aiming tab;
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• a supporting mechanism adapted to support a lamp, the supporting mechanism including:
• a ring disposed within the disc and carrying a plurality of spring clips connected within respective ones of the notches for fixing the ring to the spin disc for rotation therewith, and
• a supporting member including a table adapted to support a lamp for projecting a beam downwardly through the aperture, the supporting member mounted on the ring for rotation about a horizontal axis, whereby the light beam can be adjusted in the general direction of the aiming tab.

A recessed light fixture comprising:

• a horizontal frame having an aperture;
• a spin disc mounted in the aperture for rotation about a vertical axis, the spin disc including a pair of diametrically opposed guide channels, each guide channel including a pair of opposed vertical guide surfaces having an upwardly open notch formed in an upper end thereof;
• a lamp supporting member mounted to the spin disc for rotation therewith and adapted to support a lamp assembly, the supporting member being rotatable about a horizontal axis to adjust an inclination of a light beam projected downwardly through the aperture;
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• a trim ring including a pair of diametrically opposed torsion springs, each torsion spring including a pair of legs elastically movable toward one another, each leg disposed in a respective one of the notches.

A recessed light fixture comprising:

• a horizontal frame having an aperture defining a vertical center axis;
• a spin disc mounted in the aperture for rotation about a vertical axis;
• a reflector mounted to the spin disc for rotation therewith and including an opening formed within a plane oriented at an oblique angle with respect to vertical, whereby the reflector includes tall and short sides opposing one another, the reflector including a bottom edge disposed in a horizontal plane intersected by the vertical axis at a point of intersection;
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• a supporting member supporting a lamp above the reflector and mounted to the spin disc for rotation therewith about the vertical axis and for rotation relative to the spin disc about a horizontal axis, the horizontal axis spaced from the vertical axis in a direction toward the tall side, whereby when the supporting member is rotated from a first position wherein a center axis of the light beam of the lamp extends vertically downwardly substantially through the point of intersection, to a second position wherein the lamp approaches the short side and the light beam becomes oriented obliquely relative to vertical, the lamp is moved closer to the point of intersection, while the center line of the beam continues to pass substantially through the point of intersection.

An adjustable-length bar hanger adapted to mount a light fixture frame to ceiling joists, comprising:

• first and second bar elements interconnected for relative sliding movement in a longitudinal direction for selectively adjusting an overall length of the bar hanger,
• the first bar element comprising a first rail having a mounting end and a free end, the mounting end including a first bracket extending transversely of the longitudinal direction and adapted to be connected to a wooden ceiling joist,
• the second bar element comprising a second rail having a mounting end and a free end, the mounting end of the second rail including a second bracket extending transversely of the longitudinal direction and adapted to be connected to a wooden ceiling joist;
• the first rail including a guide structure for guiding the second rail in longitudinal sliding movement relative thereto, with the free ends of the first and second rails overlapping each other in a zone defined between the first and second brackets,
• the guide means permitting the first and second rails to be slid relative to one another to a state where both of the first and second free ends extend beyond the zone, whereby the first and second free ends can be broken off to shorten the overall hanger length while the first and second bar elements remain in an interconnected state.

An adjustable-length bar hanger adapted to mount a light fixture frame to ceiling joists, comprising:

• first and second bar elements interconnected for relative sliding movement in a longitudinal direction for selectively adjusting an overall length of the bar hanger;
• the first bar element comprising a first rail having a mounting end and a free end, the mounting end including a first bracket extending transversely of the longitudinal direction and adapted to be affixed to a wooden ceiling joist;
• the second bar element comprising a second rail having a mounting end and a free end, the mounting end of the second rail including a second bracket extending transversely of the longitudinal direction and adapted to be affixed to a wooden ceiling joist;
• the first rail including a longitudinal channel for guiding the second rail in longitudinal sliding movement relative thereto;
• the first rail being of generally C-shaped cross section, the C-shape formed by a vertical wall and a pair of upper and lower vertical lips extending parallel to and spaced from the vertical wall, the upper and lower lips having end faces facing one another and spaced vertically apart to form therebetween an opening leading to the channel,
• the second rail including a projection extending into the channel through the opening, and upper and lower vertical legs disposed outside of the channel and extending alongside of the upper and lower lips, respectively, the end faces of the upper and lower lips arranged to engage upper and lower faces, respectively, of the projection.