Patent ID: 7896517

Claim:
A downward illumination assembly for directing light downward from the ceiling area of a room, the assembly comprising: a lamp housing having a housing interior defined by a housing wall extending downwardly to an open lower end that is configured to be positioned adjacent an opening in a ceiling panel; a power supply module removably supported in an installed position in which at least a portion of the power supply module is disposed outside the lamp housing, the lamp housing including a power supply module receptacle opening formed in the housing wall and shaped to allow the power supply module to pass through between the installed position and the housing interior; a lamp socket carried by the power supply module and configured to carry a lamp in a position to radiate light out the open lower end of the lamp housing when the power supply module is in the installed position, and a module support surface positioned and configured to support the power supply module as the module is moved between the installed position and the lamp housing interior so that the power supply module can be installed and removed interiorly of the lamp housing through the open lower end of the lamp housing.