Lamp assembly and housing therefor

A lamp assembly 10 has a housing 12 that preferably is non-rotationally symmetrical. In a particular embodiment the housing 12 can be rectangular; however, other non-rotationally symmetrical housings can also be employed. The housing 12 includes a base 14 and an upstanding wall 16 surrounding the base 14. The space between the cover 24 and the base 14 defines a light-conducting channel 34. A light-receiving aperture 36 is defined in the housing 12 and in one instance is formed to receive light from a light source 22. A first light-receiving conduit 38 is defined in the light-conducting channel 34 and is formed to receive light from the light source 22 that is fitted into the light-receiving aperture 36 and conduct light to a second light-receiving conduit 40 defined in the light-conducting channel 34. The second light-receiving conduit 40 is positioned at an angle relative to the first light-receiving conduit 38 and has a proximal region 42 to receive light from the first light-receiving conduit 34 and a distal region 44 to emit light. The second conduit 40 is not directly in the line of sight of the first conduit 38 and thus relies upon reflected light from the light source 22. The upper cover 24 comprises a light transmissive peripheral region 26 that is in communication with the light-emitting distal region 44 of the second light-receiving conduit 40.