Patent ID: 7690822
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: F16L,F21V

Abstract:
1. A lighting fixture comprising: an upper conduit having a longitudinal axis; a fixture head disposed at an upper end of said upper conduit; an upper swivel joint member attached to a lower end of said upper conduit opposite said fixture head; a lower swivel joint member rotatably coupled to said upper swivel joint member about a plane of rotation, said plane of rotation being disposed at an angle of between zero degrees (0°) and thirty degrees (30°) with respect to said longitudinal axis of said upper conduit; a lower conduit attached to said lower swivel joint member; and a locking mechanism coupling said upper swivel joint member to said lower swivel joint member, said locking mechanism permitting rotation between said upper and lower swivel joint members and being selectively tightenable to lock said upper swivel joint member to said lower swivel joint member, thereby preventing rotation therebetween, wherein said lower conduit has a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis of said lower conduit being parallel to, but laterally offset from, said longitudinal axis of said upper conduit.