Retrofit mounting assembly for recessed lighting fixtures

A lighting fixture assembly, comprising:

• a mounting frame adapted to be coupled to a support, said mounting frame having an opening therein;
• a mounting ring having an annular side wall with a top end and a bottom end, and a flange extending outwardly at said bottom end, said side wall having a dimension to fit in said opening in said mounting frame;
• at least one attachment member coupled to said top end of said mounting ring and being axially adjustable with respect to an axial dimension of said mounting ring, said attachment member being adapted for contacting a top surface of said mounting frame for coupling said mounting ring to said mounting frame;
• and
• a luminaire coupled to and supported by said mounting ring for projecting light through said mounting ring.

A lighting fixture assembly adapted for retrofitting a recessed light, said recessed light having a mounting frame with an opening and a luminaire for projecting light through the opening, said assembly comprising:

• a mounting ring having an annular side wall with a top end and a bottom end, and a flange extending radially outward from said bottom end;
• an attachment member coupled to said annular side wall, said attachment member being adapted to engage the mounting frame for coupling said mounting ring to said mounting frame, said attachment member being coupled to said annular side wall and being axially adjustable with respect to said side wall, and an end for engaging said mounting frame;
• and
• a replacement luminaire adapted for mounting above said mounting frame and projecting light through said opening and mounting ring.

A method of retrofitting a recessed lighting assembly mounted to a support, said recessed lighting assembly including a mounting frame having an opening, and a luminaire for projecting light through said opening, said method comprising the steps of:

• removing the luminaire from the assembly;
• inserting a mounting ring through said opening and coupling said mounting ring to said mounting frame, said mounting ring having an annular side wall with a top end and a bottom end, a flange extending outwardly from said bottom end, and an attachment member coupled to said mounting ring and being axially adjustable with respect to said mounting ring;
• positioning said attachment member to contact a surface of said mounting frame to secure said mounting ring to said mounting frame;
• and
• inserting a replacement luminaire through said mounting ring and mounting said replacement luminaire to said mounting ring to project light through said mounting ring.