Patent ID: 7972053

Claim:
A lighting apparatus for providing a substantially uniformly illuminated light emitting surface, the apparatus comprising: a light guide with a hollow core, a longitudinal axis, first and second ends and inner and outer sidewalls; a light reflective layer on at least a portion of the inner sidewall; and, first and second light sources emitting light mounted on a circuit board and positioned against the first and second ends of the light guide such that the light emitted by the first and second light sources is directed through the light guide between the inner and outer sidewall, top and bottom covers for holding the first and second light sources against the first and second ends of the light guide, one of said top and bottom covers having a plug for electrical connection of one of the first and second light sources to an electrical power source and a power line connected to the plug and passing through the hollow core of the light guide for electrical connection of the other of the first and second light sources to the electrical power source.