Patent ID: 7549767

Claim:
A mounting-plate for a luminaire of an elongated type, supporting internal functional components of the luminaire on a first side of the mounting plate and fitting luminaire on a second side of the mounting plate opposite to the first side of the mounting plate, the mounting-plate comprising: a lampholder-supporting tongue integrally connected to the mounting-plate and cut out of the mounting-plate, having a bending axis proximate to an end of the mounting-plate and perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the mounting-plate, having an initial position coplanar with and along the longitudinal axis of the mounting-plate, and undergoing a bending rotation from the initial position to an in-use position around the bending axis in a direction towards the end of the mounting-plate; and a lampholder fixed to the lampholder-supporting tongue in the initial position of the lampholder-supporting tongue on the first side of the mounting plate, and fitting the luminaire on the second side of the mounting-plate with the lampholder-supporting tongue in the in-use position.