Patent ID: 7314295

Claim:
A ceiling light apparatus with an elongated light housing, comprising: a trough-shaped top part ( 1 ), said trough-shaped top part comprising: a bracket ( 5 ) for holding at least one fluorescent tube ( 6 ), a holder ( 8 ) and a clamp ( 9 ) for an electrical ballast and a cable, and a plurality of longitudinal walls ( 13 ), said longitudinal walls comprising a plurality of locking hooks ( 15 ) for anchoring in a recess ( 16 ) adapted to the top part ( 1 ) in the ceiling plate ( 17 ) by means of spring pins ( 18 ) that can be elastically compressed, and a transparent bottom part ( 2 ) pivotably connected to a longitudinal edge of the top part ( 1 ), said bottom part comprising detachable locking elements ( 12 ) for connecting to the top part ( 1 ), wherein the top part ( 1 ) and the bottom part ( 2 ) are injection molded in one piece from a hard-elastic plastic material.