Fixture for fluorescent lights and the like

Claim 1

IN A MOSITURE-RESISTANT FIXTURE FOR A FLUORESCENT TUBE COMPRISING A BALLAST CONTAINER, A BALLAST INSULATED FROM AND RESIDING IN SAID CONTAINER, AN ELECTRICAL SOCKET ENGAGING MEANS ATTACHED TO AND EXTENDING FROM SAID CONTAINER, SPRING CLIPS ATTACHED TO THE CONTAINER AND ADAPTED TO REMOVABLY HOLD A TUBE INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO THE CONTAINER, A PAIR OF FLEXIBLE MOISTURERESISTANT WIRE CONDUCTORS PASSING THROUGH THE WALLS OF AND EXTENDING FROM SAID CONTAINER, FLEXIBLE MOISTURE-RESISTANT END CAPS MOUNTED ON THE END OF SAID WIRE CONDUCTORS AND ADAPTED FOR MOUNTING ON THE END OF AND TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE FLUORESCENT TUBE, A RECESS FORMED IN SAID END CAP, AN INSULATING BLOCK REMOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID RECESS, A GUIDEWAY FORMED IN SAID BLOCK THE GUIDEWAY ARRANGED TO RECEIVE A CONTACTING PIN ON THE END OF THE FLUORESCENT TUBE, PIN CONTACTING MEANS IN SAID BLOCK ARRANGED TO EFFECT AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO SAID PIN, A FLEXIBLE CONTACTING AND SEALING MEANS DEFINING AN ANNULAR RECESS IN THE END CAP AND ARRANGED TO ENGAGE AND HOLD THE END OF THE TUBE IN A MANNER TO EXCLUDE MOISTURE, AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING MEANS TO CARRY CURRENT FROM SAID SOCKET ENGAGING MEANS TO SAID PIN CONTACTING MEANS.