A hinge mechanism for a lighting assembly has a base with a slot, a shuttle guide extending from edges of the slot, a shuttle coupled with the base and capable of sliding through the slot and shuttle guide between an up position and a down position, and a link rotatably coupled to an end of the shuttle....http://www.google.fr/patents/US6578233?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6578233 - Hinge mechanism for outdoor lighting assembly