Lighting fixture

Abstract

A lighting fixture adapted to be mounted to a support structure and wired with a minimum expenditure of time and labor. The lighting fixture includes an enclosure member defining a space for containing a power supply for the fixture, a support and wiring tray to which the power supply is mounted, a pair of hinge members jointly attached with the enclosure member and the support and wiring tray, and a cover and enclosure member removably attached to the hinge members by means of associated pairs of threaded bolts. In a typical installation procedure for the lighting fixture, the fixture is first mounted to a support structure by means of an attachment member secured to the cover and enclosure member, and one of the pairs of threaded bolts is removed from its associated hinge member to allow the remaining portion of the fixture to swing away and to hang suspended from the other pair of threaded bolts. As a result, the installer of the fixture has both hands free to perform the required wiring connections. After the required wiring connections have been completed, the suspended portion of the fixture is repositioned with respect to the cover and enclosure member to permit the previously removed pair of threaded bolts to be rethreaded into its associated hinge member. To service the fixture, either pair of threaded bolts may be removed to permit the remaining portion of the fixture to swing away from the cover and enclosure member, thereby to provide access for the repairman to the wiring of the fixture and to allow the repairman to inspect, repair or replace one or more components of the fixture.