Patent ID: 11859799
Assignee: BARN LIGHT ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A connection assembly, comprising:
a stem having a longitudinal stem-bore, an end-portion of the stem defining a stem-opening extending from the longitudinal stem-bore, the end-portion of the stem comprising a cylindrical wall having an internal threaded-stem segment traversing a portion of the longitudinal stem-bore, the internal threaded-stem segment having a single-thread diameter;
a top connector configured to engage the stem, the top connector having an external threaded-connector segment configured to engage the internal threaded-stem segment of the stem, a bottom-side of the top connector configured to be coupled to an exterior surface of a light fixture shade adjacent to an aperture in the light fixture shade, the top connector having an internal threaded-connector segment; and,
a bottom connector configured to engage the top connector, the bottom connector having a top-end portion, wherein the bottom connector comprises:
a longitudinal connector-bore traversing an entire axial-length of the bottom connector;
an external threaded-connector segment, the external threaded-connector segment comprising an external surface of the top-end portion of the bottom connector, the external threaded-connector segment of the bottom connector configured to engage the internal threaded-connector segment of the top connector;
a nut formed adjacent to the external threaded-connector segment of the bottom connector, the nut having a first external-diameter and a second external-diameter, the first external-diameter less than the second external-diameter, the nut configured to engage the aperture in the light fixture shade, the nut having a nut-shape corresponding to an aperture-shape of the aperture in the light fixture shade; and,
a bottom ring formed adjacent to the nut, the bottom ring having a ring-diameter greater than the second external-diameter of the nut, an upper-surface of the bottom ring configured to be coupled to an interior surface of the light fixture shade adjacent to the aperture in the light fixture shade, the bottom ring having a bottom-opening configured to extend to a cavity within the light fixture shade;

a seal between the top connector and the light fixture shade, when the top connector engages the bottom connector;
wherein the longitudinal stem-bore of the stem and the longitudinal connector-bore of the bottom connector define a hollow passage, when the stem engages the bottom connector;
wherein the hollow passage is adapted to house electrical wiring, the seal adapted to reduce water-leakage into the hollow passage, the bottom-opening of the bottom ring configured to receive the electrical wiring, the electrical wiring adapted to connect to a light source, the cavity within the light fixture shade adapted to house the light source;
wherein the light fixture shade is configured to project light from the light source in a downward direction; and,
wherein either:
(a) the stem is adapted to be mounted on a ceiling, the stem having a cylindrical shape; or
(b) the stem is adapted to be mounted on a wall, the stem comprising a stem-segment having a gooseneck shape.