Patent ID: 8454192

Claim:
A lighting fixture comprising: (a) a channel comprising side walls each having a distal end and a base plate, wherein the side walls and the base plate define a channel cavity, and wherein each side wall comprises a length and at least one indentation integrally-formed in the side wall; (b) at least one socket bracket coupled to the side walls of the channel and comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface faces the channel and encloses a first portion of the channel cavity; (c) at least one lamp socket extending from the outer surface of the at least one socket bracket, wherein the at least one lamp socket is positioned outside the channel cavity and wherein the at least one lamp socket comprises wiring; and (d) a channel cover coupled to the side walls of the channel and enclosing a second portion of the channel cavity, wherein the second portion comprises substantially an entire longitudinal length of the channel cavity, wherein the channel cover comprises at least one relief channel in open communication with the entire longitudinal length of the second portion, wherein the wiring from the at least one lamp socket is positioned within the at least one relief channel, and wherein the distal end of at least one of the side walls of the channel is separated a distance from the channel cover by the at least one relief channel.