Patent ID: 7547125

Claim:
A guard configured to protect a lighting means, the lighting means having a top surface and at least one side surface; the guard comprising: a first element having a first top surface, a first wall, and a second wall; a second element having a second top surface, a third wall, and a fourth wall; the first wall and the third wall are angularly disposed at substantially ninety degrees, and the second wall and the fourth wall are angularly disposed at substantially ninety degrees; wherein the lighting means is disposed between the first element and the second element such that the top surface of the lighting means is below the first top surface and the second top surface; the first wall and the third wall define a first gap, the first gap configured to provide a first field of view including at least a first substantially orthogonal line of sight to the at least one side surface of the lighting means; and the second wall and the fourth wall define a second gap, the second gap configured to provide a second field of view including a second substantially orthogonal line of sight to the at least one side surface of the lighting means.