Patent ID: 8021035

Claim:
A surface-mountable light fixture comprising: a base that is configured and arranged to be mounted in an installed position on a generally planar mounting surface and create a cavity between the base and the mounting surface, the base having a side wall configured to extend from the mounting surface and a bottom configured to cover an opening in the mounting surface; at least one light source interface which includes conductors which are configured for connection with mains electricity and which conductors are supported by the base and are contained within the base, the base supporting the light source interface; and the base further including: an access port comprising a hole in the side wall and which port, when opened while the base is mounted in the installed position, provides access to electrical conductors for the at least one light source interface and to the mains electricity; and a movable cover that is configured to cover and uncover the hole of the access port to provide or deny access to the electrical conductors which are within the cavity formed with mounting of the base to the mounting surface.