Patent ID: 7387410

Claim:
A luminaire assembly comprising: a hinge member connected to a structure; a light source adapted to be connected to a power source through electrical components to produce light; an outer shell having a translucent portion and being operatively connected to the hinge member such as to be pivotable between a closed position, in which the outer shell conceals the light source within the luminaire assembly and allows light from the light source to pass therethrough to light up an environment of the luminaire assembly, and an opened position, in which the outer shell is pivoted away to allow access to an interior of the luminaire assembly; and a support member having a front side supporting the light source and a backside supporting the electrical components associated with the light source, the support member being operatively connected to the hinge member such as to be pivotable about a pivot axis coincident with a pivot axis of the outer shell, between a lighting position, in which the front side is exposed within the luminaire assembly such that the light source is in an operative position and is accessible, and a maintenance position, in which the backside of the support member is exposed within the luminaire assembly so as to allow access to the electrical components.