Disposable nested reflectors for lighting fixtures

Claim 1

IN A LIGHTING FIXTURE HAVING A LIGHT SOURCE AND A REFLECTOR MEMBER IN LIGHT-REFLECTING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SOURCE, THE IMPROVEMENT OF WHICH COMPRISES: A PLURALITY OF REFLECTOR ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN NESTED RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER; MEANS FOR POSITIONING SAID ELEMENTS IN LIGHT-REFLECTING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SOURCE AND DISPOSED TO PERMIT THE ELEMENTS TO BE REMOVED ONE-BY-ONE THEREFROM; MEANS ON EACH ELEMENT RESPECTIVELY FOR REMOVING THE SAME FROM THE ELEMENTS REMAINING ON SAID MEMBER, SAID REMOVING MEANS INCLUDING A TAB SECURED TO AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE PERIPHERY OF THE CORRESPONDING ELEMENT; AND ALIGNMENT MEANS ON SAID ELEMENTS FOR NESTING THE LATTER IN RESPECTIVE POSITIONS TO STAGGER THE TABS THEREOF, WHEREBY TO FACILITATE THE REMOVAL OF EACH ELEMENT FROM THE MEANS INCLUDING A RECESS IN ONE FACE OF EACH ELEMENT AND A PROJECTION ON THE OPPOSITE FACE THEREOF, THE PROJECTION OF ONE ELEMENT BEING RECEIVED WITHIN THE RECESS OF AN ADJACENT ELEMENT WHEN THE ELEMENTS ARE IN SAID NESTED RELATIONSHIP.