Floodlight

Claim 1

A lighting fixture comprising, in combination, an optical housing adapted to contain lamp means, combined ballast housing and fixture support means separate from and attached to said optical housing, said combined housing and support means comprising top, bottom and a plurality of side walls, said bottom wall formed with an aperture adapted to receive a supporting post, one of said side walls having an opening therein, an access door hingedly connected to said one side wall for swinging movement between a closed position covering said opening therein and an open position away from said opening to provide access to the interior of said combined housing and support means, electrical ballast means for operating the lamp means mounted on the inner side of said access door, and combined door support and locking means secured to said access door and co-acting with an adjacent one of said side walls for holding said access door in open position, said combined door support and locking means comprising an arm member secured at one end to said access door projecting inwardly therefrom and being normally urged in yieldable engagement with said adjacent side wall, said arm member having a catch portion near its other end adapted to snap over and engage the outer edge of said adjacent side wall when said access door is swung to open position, so as to hold said access door in said open position.