Light fixture with composite reflector system

1. In a light fixture having first and second housing members forming a housing around a lamp and relatively movable between closed-fixture and open-fixture positions for lamp-changing purposes, the improvement comprising:

a first reflector member secured to the first housing member and including a first connection-edge;

a separate second reflector member separately secured to the second housing member and including a second connection-edge abutting the first connection-edge such that, when the housing members are in closed-fixture position, the reflector members together form a composite reflector; and

a ballast compartment separated from the light-emitting portion of the lamp by the second reflector member of the composite reflector and containing a ballast and a lamp socket which accepts the lamp through a lamp-opening between the first and the second connection-edges, the reflector members being configured and arranged such that, when the second housing member is moved to its open-fixture position, the reflector members separate to give barrier-free access to the ballast compartment.

2. The light fixture of claim 1 wherein the second reflector member is formed by a plurality of interconnected non-parallel contiguous surfaces.

3. The light fixture of claim 1 wherein a lens is affixed to the second housing member.

4. The light fixture of claim 3 wherein the housing is formed by only the first and second housing members.

5. The light fixture of claim 4 wherein the composite reflector is formed by only the first and second reflector members.

6. In a wall-mounted light fixture having first and second housing members forming a housing around a lamp, the first housing member including a mounting surface abutting the wall, and the second housing member movable with respect to the first housing member between closed-fixture and open-fixture positions for lamp-changing purposes, the improvement comprising:

a first reflector member secured to the first housing member;

a separate second reflector member separately secured to the second housing member such that, when the housing members are in closed-fixture position, the reflector members together form a composite reflector in the fixture housing; and

a ballast compartment separated from the light-emitting portion of the lamp by the second reflector member of the composite reflector and containing a ballast and a lamp socket which accepts the lamp through a lamp-opening in the second reflector member, the reflector members being configured and arranged such that, when the second housing member is moved to its open-fixture position, the reflector members separate to give barrier-free access to the ballast compartment, thereby facilitating lamp-replacement and fixture maintenance.

7. The wall-mounted light fixture of claim 6 wherein:

the first reflector member includes a first connection-edge; and

the second reflector member includes a second connection-edge abutting the first connection-edge when the housing members are in closed-fixture position.

8. The wall-mounted light fixture of claim 7 wherein the composite reflector includes a lamp-opening between the first and the second connection-edges.

9. The wall-mounted light fixture of claim 7 wherein the second reflector member is formed by a plurality of interconnected non-parallel contiguous surfaces.

10. The wall-mounted light fixture of claim 6 wherein the composite reflector includes a lamp-opening between the first and the second connection-edges.

11. The wall-mounted light fixture of claim 6 wherein a lens is affixed to the second housing member.

12. The wall-mounted light fixture of claim 11 wherein the housing is formed by only the first and second housing members.