| US 7,530,717 B2 | ||
| Recessed light can height adjustment | ||
| Antonio Magisano, Vaughan (Canada); and Yong Wang, Markham (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Genlyte Thomas Group LLC, Louisville, Ky. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 07, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/672,143. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0186718 A1, Aug. 07, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. F21V 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 362—365 [362/147; 248/343] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A recessed down lighting system comprising:
a housing having a top wall with a depending sidewall;
said sidewall forming an open end, and a peripheral flange substantially surrounding said open end;
at least one bracket having a biasing flange and a compression flange and an interposed sliding section; said sliding section
being vertically interwoven in said sidewall; and
said sidewall having one or more bendable tabs defining an entry channel, wherein said entry channel is open to permit said
at least one bracket to pass through said entry channel when said one or more bendable tabs are folded out of said entry channel
and said entry channel is closed when said one or more bendable tabs are folded into said entry channel securing said at least
one bracket against said sidewall.
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