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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
Aaron P. Fryzek, Wheaton, IL (US);
Aaron O'brien, Munster, IN (US);
Aaron P. Fryzek, Wheaton, IL (US);
Aaron O'Brien, Munster, IN (US);
Juno Manufacturing, Inc., Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for securing a trim frame to a housing member in a recessed lighting fixture. The apparatus includes a spring associated with the trim frame having a top edge, a left edge, a right edge, and a bottom edge, a left portion, a right portion, and a center portion between the left portion and the right portion. The left portion is connected to the center portion along a first bend, and the right portion is connected to the center portion along a second bend. The left portion includes a first lead-in portion formed by a third bend and a first retention portion formed by a fourth bend, and the right portion includes a second lead-in portion formed by a fifth bend and a second retention portion formed by a sixth bend.