LED RETROFIT REMOVABLE TRIMS AND LED RECESSED LIGHT KIT WITH REMOVABLE TRIM
In a trim component for a ceiling light fixture has a mechanical, twist-lock design that engages lugs on a canister housing, enabling the trim to be removed and replaced. The trim component may have twin torsion attachment springs attached that hold the trim component snug against a canister that is mounted in the ceiling. The trim component may include spring clips that provide a friction fit inside an existing canister.
1 . In a lighting fixture having a housing, a removable trim component comprising:
a plate having an opening therethrough whereby light from a bulb in said housing may be projected through said opening,
said plate having a first side and a second side,
said plate having a plurality of hooks on said first side, said hooks being disposed about said opening and being configured to interlock with corresponding lugs on said housing,
whereby said hooks may snugly engage said lugs when said plate is placed adjacent said housing and twisted until said hooks and said lugs are engaged,
and said hooks and lugs may be disengaged when said plate is turned in the opposite direction.
2 . The removable trim component claimed in claim 1 further comprising said housing having a circular cross section in the vicinity of said plate and said lugs being disposed about the circumference of said housing,
said opening being circumferential and having a diameter large enough to extend around said housing, and
said hooks extending into said opening.