Patent ID: 8152331

Claim:
An expandable fixture for a variety of lamp lengths, the expandable fixture comprising: (a) telescoping segments defining a longitudinal axis of the expandable fixture, the telescoping segments having a closed, polygonal cross-section and comprising: (i) a first end segment; (ii) a central segment; and (iii) a second end segment; where the first end segment is slidably engaged with the central segment, and the central segment is slidably engaged with the second end segment, each of the first end segment and the second end segment having a top surface, the top surface of the first end segment being equidistant from the longitudinal axis as the top surface of the second end segment; and (b) a lamp connector connected to the top surface of the first end segment or the top surface of the second end segment, the lamp connector located to permit connection of a lamp to the expandable fixture in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the expandable fixture; where the combination of the telescoping segments and the lamp connector provides a lamp fixture that is linearly expandable to accommodate a variety of lamp lengths.