Apparatus for securing a trim frame to a recessed housing member and a method of making thereof

An apparatus for securing a trim frame to a housing member, both the trim frame and the housing member being parts of a recessed lighting fixture, comprising:

• a spring having a top edge, a left edge, a right edge, a bottom edge, a left portion, a right portion, and a center portion between the left portion and the right portion,
• wherein
• the left portion is connected to the center portion along a first bend extending substantially parallel to a vertical centerline of the spring from the top edge to the bottom edge,
• the right portion is connected to the center portion along a second bend extending substantially parallel to the vertical centerline of the spring from the top edge to the bottom edge,
• the left portion has first lead-in portion formed by a third bend extending from the top edge to the left edge and a first retention portion formed by a fourth bend extending from the bottom edge to the left edge,
• the right portion has a second lead-in portion formed by a fifth bend extending from the top edge to the right edge and a second retention portion formed by a sixth bend extending from the bottom edge to the right edge, and
• the spring, which is detachably affixed to the trim frame via the center portion, is received by the housing member to secure the trim frame to the housing member.