Patent ID: 6059424
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21Y,Y02B

Abstract:
A light fixture for lamps comprising:(a) a housing having a side wall forming an enclosure, said housing having an open bottom;(b) first hinge members provided on the interior of said housing;(c) a mounting panel having opposite sides and ends, said mounting panel having an upper and lower surface, socket means associated with said mounting panel for mounting at least one lamp on the lower surface thereof and further including second hinge members cooperative with said first hinge members;(d) first detent means on said housing side wall and selectively engageable with said mounting panel whereby said mounting panel may be pivoted from a maintenance and installation position in which said mounting panel is generally suspended in a vertical position from said housing to a use-position in which said mounting panel is maintained by said first detent means in a generally horizontal position across said open bottom and(e) a lens panel hinged to said housing below said mounting panel and second detent means on said side wall selectively engageable with said lens panel whereby said lens panel may be pivoted from a maintenance and installation position in which said lens panel is generally suspended in a vertical position from said housing to a use-position in which said lens panel is maintained by said first detent means in a generally horizontal position across said open bottom of said housing.