Patent ID: 7585088

Claim:
A fluorescent lamp fixture comprising a fixture housing; an elongate first reflector to one side of the housing; an elongate second reflector displaced from and facing the first reflector, the first reflector extending laterally in both directions beyond the second reflector; at least one set of fluorescent lamp sockets extending outwardly from the first reflector toward the second reflector to define a fluorescent lamp mounting location directly between the first reflector and the second reflector and longitudinally aligned with the first reflector and the second reflector, the second reflector extending laterally outwardly of the fluorescent lamp mounting location and having reflective longitudinal surfaces on either side to reflect light coming from the adjacent fluorescent lamp mounting location laterally of the second reflector directly out of the fixture housing, wherein the at least one set of sockets are positioned such that light is reflected downwardly and upwardly from the fixture by the first and second reflectors laterally through more than 180° degrees.