Patent ID: 7883236

Claim:
A light fixture including: a housing having an elongated axis in a horizontal plane and an elongated support having at least one side edge; an elongated reflector element having a proximal end affixed to the elongated support, an extending reflector portion extending from the proximal end in a first vertical direction normal to the horizontal plane to a distal edge and having at least one specular reflective surface; a socket means in electrical connection with an electrical power source; and an elongated lamp that emits light, having a longitudinal axis in the horizontal plane, wherein the lamp is connected to the socket means vertically below the proximal end of the elongated reflector, the distal edge of the extending reflector portion extends vertically beyond the lamp, and the lamp is disposed proximate the support between the extending reflector portion and the at least one side edge, wherein the at least one specular reflective surface of the reflector element receives a portion of the light that is emitted in a first horizontal direction at an emitted angle from a vertical direction, and reflects the portion of light in an opposite second horizontal direction, away from the light fixture, and at a reflected angle from vertical that is greater than the emitted angle, and toward an area more remote from the light fixture.