Patent ID: 7604379

Claim:
A light fixture for use in receiving and supporting at least one electrically powered light tube, the light fixture comprising: an elongate base defining a longitudinal axis along the length of the base and a lateral axis along a width of the base substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; a first universal light socket bridge extending along the lateral axis and connected to the base, the first socket bridge having a plurality of light tube socket holes spaced apart in alignment along the lateral axis in a first row and a second row positioned outward from the first row along the longitudinal axis; and a second light socket bridge positioned opposite the first socket bridge along the longitudinal axis and connected to the base, the second socket bridge extending along the lateral axis and having a first row of light socket holes aligned along the lateral axis with the first and second rows of socket holes in the first socket bridge, wherein the first and the second socket bridges are readily adaptable to accept a desired number and varying length of the at least one light tube through selective use of the first and the second rows of socket holes in the first socket bridge and the first row of socket holes in the second socket bridge.