Patent ID: 8172420

Claim:
A luminaire comprising: one or more self-ballasted fluorescent lighting sticks, each lighting stick configured to secure and to pass electrical power to a replaceable fluorescent bulb, each lighting stick having an electrical-connecting end and a non-electrical-connecting end opposite the electrical connecting end, each lighting stick comprising: a ballast circuit; first electrical wiring configured to pass electrical power through both ends of the fluorescent bulb; a first electrical connector at the electrical-connecting end and configured to pass electrical power to the first electrical wiring; and a frame configured to retain the fluorescent bulb, the ballast circuit, the first electrical wiring, and the first electrical connector; and a fixture base comprising: an electrical end comprising a corresponding one or more second electrical connectors, each second electrical connector configured to mate with and pass electrical power to a respective said lighting stick through a respective said first electrical connector; second electrical wiring configured to pass electrical power to the second electrical connectors; and a securing end opposite the electrical end and comprising a corresponding one or more non-electrical connectors, each non-electrical connector configured to secure the respective lighting stick to the fixture base at the non-electrical-connecting end of the lighting stick, wherein each of the lighting sticks is separately replaceable in the fixture base.