Patent ID: 8109659

Claim:
A lighting fixture for attachment to an architectural surface structure and adapted to hold a light source, the lighting fixture comprising: a base plate; first and second mounting brackets, each mounting bracket including a rear panel coupled to the base plate and a front panel joined to the rear panel by a side wall to define a receptacle between the front panel and the base plate, the receptacle having a depth defined by a spacing distance between the front panel and the base plate sufficient to receive an edge of the light source, each front panel further defining an inner terminal edge, the first and second mounting brackets being oriented such that the receptacles diametrically oppose one another, the first and second mounting brackets further being positioned such that the front panel inner terminal edges are laterally spaced from one another to define a lighting opening; a first clamp disposed in the first mounting bracket receptacle, the first clamp including a base end coupled to the base plate, a grip portion configured to engage the light source, and a spring section disposed between the base end and the grip portion and sized to receive a first edge of the light source, the spring section being configured to bias the first edge of the light source toward the base plate; and a second clamp disposed in the second mount bracket receptacle, the second clamp including a base end coupled to the base plate, a grip portion configured to engage the light source, and a spring section disposed between the base end and the grip portion and sized to receive a second edge of the light source, the spring section being configured to bias the first edge of the light source toward the base plate.