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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1993
William F Harris, Charlotte, NC (US);
Michael R Helms, Charlotte, NC (US);
W.F. Harris Lighting, Inc., Monroe, NC (US);
Abstract
An outdoor ground-supported light fixture having a non-conductive hollow staff and having a lower end for disposition in the ground and an upper end where electrical conductor elements are received by the lower end into the staff and where the electrical conductor elements exit the staff from the upper end is disclosed. The light fixture also includes a shade unit having a non-conductive wiring compartment integral therewith. The unit has a top end and a bottom end with the wiring compartment located at the bottom end of the unit. The bottom end of the unit is for connection with the upper end of the staff. The compartment has a base with an aperture therein for receiving the electrical conductor elements from the upper end of the staff through the aperture. The compartment has a lamp receiving device devised for connecting a lamp to the electrical conductor elements.