US Patent 7374317 Exterior wall lamps

An exterior light fixture includes a housing configured to be mounted to an exterior vertical wall. A luminaire is connected via a projecting arm to the housing and powered by electrical wires running therethrough. The housing includes a rotatable door which, when rotated from a closed position to an open position, exposes a ground fault interrupter circuit providing preferably three-pronged sockets to deliver grounded, protected AC current for consumer use.