Patent ID: 8360621

Claim:
A lighting fixture comprising: a fixed mounting plate; a nipple having opposing proximal and distal ends along a central axis of the nipple, one of the ends providing a threaded fit and the other of the ends providing a slip fit; a support arm having proximal and distal ends, one of the ends providing a threaded fit and the other of the ends providing a slip fit; a base supported by the distal end of the support arm so the base is rotatable relative to the support arm about an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the support arm; and an elongated lamp housing rotatably attached to the base, wherein the proximal end of the support arm is connected to the mounting plate via the nipple, the proximal end of the nipple being inserted into the mounting plate and the distal end of the nipple being inserted into the proximal end of the support arm, the threaded fit of the nipple being in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the support arm, the support arm being rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the mounting plate via the slip fit, wherein the base and the distal end of the support arm are rotatably coupled by a hinge comprising a knuckle and a yoke, the yoke has two spaced apart arms and a knuckle receiving slot between the arms, wherein a first cavity lies in the slot and a second cavity lies in one of the arms of the yoke, the first and second cavity for receiving a wire therethrough.