Artificial light source and attached growing area

Claim 1

Light source apparatus particularly adapted for growing plants, comprising: dome means substantially of paraboloid shape and having a discharge aperture; light source means positioned in said dome means whereby the light therefrom is substantially directed to radiate through said aperture; a support carriage including a platform positioned in said discharge aperture and adapted for alignment with respect to the central and longitudinal axis of said parabolic dome and, a plurality of rods, each one of which is defined by a cap on one end and threaded leading portion on the other, and wherein said platform includes a plurality of threaded apertures adapted to threadably recieve the respective leading and threaded ends of said rods, said dome further including alignment bores through the wall thereof in the region of said discharge aperture wherein each of said alignment bores is designed to receive a respective one of said rods whereby said caps act as stops for said rods as same engage said respective threaded apertures of said platform to orient said platform with respect to the central longitudinal axis of said parabolic dome; and, means to couple container means to said platform below said light source means so as to intercept substantially all of the light radiating from said light source means.