Patent ID: 7789539

Claim:
A luminaire comprising: a housing having a back and a perimeter wall extending generally perpendicularly from said back, said perimeter wall having a top wall portion, a bottom wall portion disposed in a downward direction with respect to said top wall portion and sidewall portions connecting said top wall portion and said bottom wall portion; a mounting means connected to said housing for mounting the luminaire to a structure; a ballast mounted to said back adjacent said bottom wall portion, said ballast being substantially equidistant to said side wall portions such that said ballast is centered with respect to said mounting means; at least one first electrical component mounted to said housing on a first side of said ballast; and at least one second electrical component mounted to said housing on a second side of said ballast opposite said first side, wherein said first and second electrical components are mounted on said first and second sides of said ballast in a weight-balanced fashion.