Patent ID: 7591675
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A hanging lamp conversion connector for converting a recessed ceiling light socket to provide electrical connection to a hanging lamp, comprising: a male socket with at least two wires connecting to said hanging lamp; said male socket including a base, generally round, said base having a lip, a housing generally round and cylindrical, said housing having a first lip that engages said lip of said base and an inwardly oriented second lip opposite said first lip; said male socket further including an elongated insulator having two spaced apart ends and a tip upon one end, a plate and a tongue secured to said insulator upon said end opposite said tip, a threaded sleeve into which fits said insulator, said sleeve being in electrical communication with said plate and said tip in electrical communication with said tongue, said plate being in electrical communication with one of said wires and said tongue being in electrical communication with another of said wires; said sleeve and said insulator axially aligned within said base and partially within said housing; and, then said base and said housing being axially aligned wherein said lip of said base secures to said first lip of said housing.