Patent ID: 8282248

Claim:
A luminaire for providing direct downlighting and indirect uplighting, comprising: a stem having a lamp socket on one end thereof; a generally dome shaped upper optical element situated about a lamp axis and having a top, a base, an interior surface, and a convex reflective exterior surface; said top of said upper optical element surrounding said stem proximate said lamp socket, said reflective exterior surface surrounding said stem and diverging away from said top and said lamp socket toward said base; a generally dome shaped lower optical element situated about said lamp axis, said lower optical element having a base with a downlight opening therethrough, a top with an uptight opening therethrough, and a reflective interior surface; said uptight opening positioned proximal said top of said upper optical element, whereby in use, light originating within the lower optical element is reflected off of the reflective exterior surface to thereby provide at least some of the indirect uplighting; and, said reflective interior surface diverging away from said upper optical element toward said downlight opening.