Patent ID: 7695169

Claim:
A vandal resistant luminaire with a sealing and shock absorbing gasket, said gasket being comprised of a compressible material and disposed between an electrical component housing and a lens, in contact with said lens, said lens being held proximate said electrical component housing with a front trim ring surrounding an outer portion of said lens and said electrical component housing, said gasket having an expanded sealing configuration and a compressed shock absorbing configuration suitable for protecting said vandal resistant luminaire from environmental elements and physical shock placed on said lens, said physical shock absorbing configuration of said gasket providing a sufficient quantity of said compressible material between said lens and said housing to adequately absorb said shock to resist breakage of said lens; wherein said gasket has an upper cross-sectional portion with a hollow core, said hollow core formed by a bottom wall, an inner wall, a top wall, and an outer wall of said gasket.