Abstract: An outdoor lighting fixture is disclosed for a circular fluorescent lamp. A first and second embodiments are disclosed for mounting in an upright position on a post or wall and a third and fourth embodiments are disclosed for mounting in a downward suspended position from a light socket. In the first and second embodiments, the fixture includes a base which opens upwardly in a generally circular, horizontal lip. A retainer plate envelops the lip of the base forming a weather resistant joint. The plate supports a circular fluorescent lamp in a horizontal orientation and a cylindrical, transparent shield envelops the retainer plate forming a weather resistant joint. In this manner, a circular fluorescent lamp can be operated in outdoor adverse weather environments. The third and fourth embodiments include a housing having a hollow cylindrical upper neck, a lower body and a downwardly depending shade portion which terminates in a circular skirt portion with a lens.

Abstract: An outdoor lighting fixture is disclosed for a circular fluorescent lamp. A first and second embodiments are disclosed for mounting in an upright position on a post or wall and a third and fourth embodiments are disclosed for mounting in a downward suspended position from a light socket. In the first and second embodiments, the fixture includes a base which opens upwardly in a generally circular, horizontal lip. A retainer plate envelops the lip of the base forming a weather resistant joint. The plate supports a circular fluorescent lamp in a horizontal orientation and a cylindrical, transparent shield envelops the retainer plate forming a weather resistant joint. In this manner, a circular fluorescent lamp can be operated in outdoor adverse weather environments. The third and fourth embodiments include a housing having a hollow cylindrical upper neck, a lower body and a downwardly depending shade portion which terminates in a circular skirt portion with a lens.