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An in-ground lighting apparatus has an enclosure for placement below the surface of the earth and a lamp is mounted for adjustable positioning in the housing. In the improvement, the lamp base and lamp are supported by two pivot-mounted brackets. The brackets are spaced from the lamp rim and provide

An in-ground lighting apparatus has an enclosure for placement below the surface of the earth and a lamp is mounted for adjustable positioning in the housing. In the improvement, the lamp base and lamp are supported by two pivot-mounted brackets. The brackets are spaced from the lamp rim and provide lamp-grasping clearance between them for easy re-lamping. And the brackets permit the lamp to be adjusted to direct light anywhere within a cone-shaped 360.degree. envelope. The lamp is supported solely by its base. In a particular embodiment configured for use with HID lamps, the lamp and ballast assembly are constructed as an "integrated" unit which is easily lifted from the enclosure for service.

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[ What is claimed:] [1.] In an in-ground lighting apparatus having an enclosure for placement below the surface of the earth and including a lamp receivable within the enclosure and mounted therein for adjustable positioning, such lamp having a base, a rim, a light-transmitting member circumscribed

[ What is claimed:] [1.] In an in-ground lighting apparatus having an enclosure for placement below the surface of the earth and including a lamp receivable within the enclosure and mounted therein for adjustable positioning, such lamp having a base, a rim, a light-transmitting member circumscribed by the rim, and a lamp body extending between the base and the rim, the improvement wherein:the base of the lamp is mounted to a first bracket receivable in the enclosure and extending from the base toward the rim of the lamp;the first bracket is pivot-mounted with respect to a second bracket receivable within the enclosure and extending from a support member toward the rim of the lamp; andthe brackets are spaced from the light-transmitting member, thereby exposing a lamp-grasping surface between the brackets and the light-transmitting member.