Multiple source lighting fixture

Claim 1

A lighting fixture to illuminate an underlying work surface comprising: a plurality of point light source means for emitting light rays, said plurality of point light source means being arranged circumferentially around an axis of symmetry of the lighting fixture; a plurality of first source reflectors, each said source reflector being operatively associated with a one of said point light source means and at least partially circumscribing said associated point light source means to receive light rays directly from said associated point light source means and to reflect such light rays so that the reflected light rays have a major directional component generally parallel to said axis of symmetry; a second reflector in axial alignment with said axis of symmetry of the lighting fixture, said second reflector being positioned beneath said plurality of source reflectors and configured to receive the reflected light rays from each said source reflector, said received light rays partially uniformly overlapping with received light rays from adjacent source reflectors to mix said light rays, said second reflector being contoured to disperse said overlapping received light rays outwardly from said axis of symmetry to further enhance uniform mixing of said light rays; and a third reflector radially spaced from said first and second reflectors in axial alignment with said axis of symmetry, said third reflector at least partially circumscribing said plurality of first reflectors and said second reflector so that said third reflector receives said dispersed light rays from said second reflector and projects said dispersed light rays so that said dispersed light rays converge at an acute angle relative to said axis of symmetry to provide an illumination pattern of uniform intensity on the work surface.