Recessed lighting fixture

Claim 2

A recessed lighting fixture comprising a hollow housing open at one end, a lamp assembly, a rotatable housing closure having an opening therein and a track mounted thereon and extending into the housing, from its opening end means for slidably mounting said lamp assembly on said track, said lamp assembly being movable from a first position in which said assembly is contained substantially wholly within said housing to a second position in which said assembly is at least partially without the confines of the housing and means for rotatably mounting said closure on said housing.

Claim 3

A recessed lighting fixture according to claim 1 wherein said means for slidably mounting said lamp assembly on said track comprises a clip having a plurality of fingers for slidably and frictionally engaging said track.

Claim 4

A recessed lighting fixture according to claim 1 wherein said closure comprises a flange ring and a plate mounted on said ring, said plate defining an opening through which the lamp assembly may be moved.

Claim 5

A recessed lighting fixture according to claim 1 including means for hinging said lamp assembly to the edge of said opening and at a point opposite said track.

Claim 6

A recessed lighting fixture according to claiM 3 wherein a flange is provided at the open end of said housing, a plurality of annularly spaced fastening means are mounted on and extend from the outer surface of said flange, said closure being mounted flush against said flange and within a circular area defined by fastening means, an escutcheon plate overlying said fastening means and having a plurality of openings aligned with said fastening means, and means extending through said openings and engaging said fastening means to secure the escutcheon plate to and in spaced relationship with said flange whereby said closure is rotatably retained between said flange and escutcheon plate.

Claim 7

A recessed lighting fixture according to claim 2 wherein said clip further comprises a spring finger mounted thereon and bearing against said track.

Claim 8

A recessed lighting fixture comprising a cylindrical single open-ended housing having an outwardly extending flange at said open end, a closure plate having an opening therein and an upwardly extending cylindrical member secured thereto, said cylindrical member slidably engaging said housing with said plate lying against said flange, an arcuate track secured at one end to the edge of said opening and extending upwardly therefrom, track supporting means secured at one end to said closure plate and at the other end of said track, a lamp assembly including a lamp housing having a lamp socket mounted therein, means hinging one end of said lamp housing to the edge of said opening opposite said track, a spring clip carried at the upper end of said lamp housing and slidably engaging said track and means including an escutcheon plate removably secured to said housing flange and rotatably securing said closure to said housing.

Claim 9

A recessed lighting fixture comprising a cylindrical single open-ended housing having an outwardly extending flange at said open end, a closure plate having an opening therein and an upwardly extending cylindrical member secured thereto, said cylindrical member slidably engaging said housing with said plate lying against said flange, an arcuate track secured at one end to the edge of said opening and extending upwardly therefrom, track supporting means secured at one end to said closure plate and at the other end of said track, a lamp assembly including a lamp housing having a lamp socket mounted therein, means hinging one end of said lamp housing to the edge of said opening opposite said track, a spring clip carried at the upper end of said lamp housing and slidably engaging said track and means including an escutcheon plate removably secured to said housing flange and rotatably securing said closure to said housing.