Patent ID: 7175309

Claim:
A combination lighting and ventilating apparatus for installation in a structure having a surface, the apparatus comprising: a main housing having a top and a sidewall and a first aperture, the aperture defining a ventilating inlet and a lighting outlet; a lamp housing substantially recessed within the main housing, the lamp housing having first and second apertures spaced a distance from one another, the lamp housing having a portion extending outside of the main housing; a lamp recessed within the lamp housing and the main housing; a fan unit positioned on the sidewall to draw air from an area to be ventilated into and through the first aperture of the lamp housing, around the lamp, and through the second aperture of the lamp housing, the second aperture positioned to direct air away from the area to be ventilated; and a flange substantially continuously coupled to the portion of the lamp housing extending outside of the main housing, the flange substantially continuously engaging the surface-of the structure.