Patent ID: 7014341

Claim:
A luminaire capable of providing illumination having differing uses, comprising: at least one source of light carried by the luminaire; a first reflector disposed within the luminaire and carried thereby, at least a portion of the light generated by the at least one source of light exiting an aperture of the first reflector; a second reflector carried by the luminaire and disposed about the first reflector, inner surfaces of the second reflector being spaced from outer surfaces of the first reflector about said first reflector thus forming an annulus therebetween at an aperture of the second reflector, at least a portion of the light generated by the at least one source of light exiting the luminaire through the annulus; and, light altering means carried by the luminaire and disposed between the first and second reflectors and spaced from the annulus for changing the character of that light exiting the luminaire through the annulus to thereby provide a decorative effect.