Patent ID: 6337792
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: F21S,F21V

Abstract:
A luminaire comprising:a housing having a hollow interior integrally configured to define an access opening, a seat, a fastener keeper and a cover retainer; a cover intermitting without fasteners with the cover retainer to close the access opening and releaseable from the interfit to open the access opening, and; an electrical component subassembly including a quarter turn fastener, and a mounting plate for unitizing the electrical components of the luminaire, the quarter turn fastener and the mounting plate of the electrical component subassembly cooperating with the seat of the housing to tiltably position the electrical component subassembly in the hollow interior of the housing so that the quarter turn fastener aligns with the fastener keeper; whereby the electrical component subassembly is quickly and easily accessible by releasing the cover from its interfit with the housing and turning the quarter turn fastener on the mounting plate so that the electrical component subassembly is tiltably removable from the hollow interior of the housing when the mounting plate no longer cooperates with the seat of the housing.