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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2015
Abl Ip Holding Llc, Decatur, GA (US);
Stephen Howard Clark, Downers Grove, IL (US);
ABL IP Holding LLC, Decatur, GA (US);
Abstract
A recessed lighting optical holder for a recessed lighting fixture, comprises a retainerhaving a generally annular shape, including a resilient snap projectionformed on an inner circumference and resilient beamsupported at both ends on an outer circumference. The beam slides into engagement with a heat sink extensionon a bottom portion of a circular heat sink, when a top surface of the retainer is positioned against a bottom portion of the heat sink and the retainer is rotated with respect to the heat sink, to lock the retainer to the heat sink. An optichas a generally conical shape, with a bottom portion surrounded by circular lipthat snaps into holding engagement with the snap of the retainer, to positively retain the optic. The holder is relatively simple to manufacture and is conveniently accessible for installation and occasional maintenance or replacement.