Patent ID: 8206009

Claim:
A light fixture, comprising: a core member comprising: a top end; a bottom end; a body extending between the top end and the bottom end; and a plurality of receiving surfaces spaced along an outer perimeter of the body, the receiving surfaces being operable to receive a plurality of light emitting diodes (“LED”) packages in a plurality of different configurations, each configuration corresponding to a different optical distribution of the light fixture; at least one LED package, each LED package comprising one or more LEDs and being coupled to a respective one of the receiving surfaces; a heat sink positioned remotely away from the core member; at least one heat pipe extending through at least a portion of the body of the core member and thermally coupled to the heat sink, the heat pipes being operable to dissipate heat generated by the LED package and transfer at least a portion of the heat to the heat sink; a mounting component; and an elongated structure extending through at least a portion of the body of the core member, the elongated structure securing the core member to the mounting component, wherein the elongated structure is different from the heat pipes.