Patent ID: 8210711

Claim:
A light for receiving at least one elongate gas discharge lamp, the light comprising: a housing comprised of a base part and a dome part that are assembled in closed form, wherein the base part is at least translucent and is adapted to be stationarily mounted and is adapted to contain electrical devices, and wherein the dome part is at least translucent; wherein the base part and the dome part are injection-moulded from same batches of thermoplastic synthetic material in a common mould that is substantially symmetrically designed relative to the injection process; wherein the base part and the dome part each have circumferentially extending rims, wherein the base part and the dome part overlap one another along the circumferentially extending rims; wherein a first one of the circumferentially extending rims is an insertion rim and a second one of the circumferentially extending rims is a U-shaped receptacle, wherein the insertion rim projects into the U-shaped receptacle when the base part and the dome part are assembled in closed form; a seal arranged inside the U-shaped receptacle, wherein the seal is an elastomer foam that forms a smooth outer skin, wherein the insertion rim engages with a predetermined insertion depth the seal; wherein the U-shaped receptacle has an inner wall provided with a surface structure that improves adhesion for receiving the seal.