Patent ID: 6854867
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: F21S,F21V,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A chandelier comprising: a distributor plate; a plurality of connections extending through the distributor plate, wherein each of the plurality of connections includes a first pair of electrical terminations; a plurality of arms each removeably attached to one of the plurality of connections, wherein each of the plurality of arms includes a second pair of electrical terminations, so that when the plurality of arms are attached to the plurality of connections, the second pair of electric terminations of each of the plurality of arms connects with a respective one of the first pair of the electrical terminations of the plurality of connections; a plurality of pairs of wires each extending through one of the plurality of arms and connecting with a respective one pair of electrical terminations of the plurality of arms; and a plurality of light-bulb sockets each attached to one of the plurality of arms and electrically connected with a respective one of the plurality of pairs of wires; wherein the plurality of connections each comprise a cylinder extending through the distributor plate, wherein a first end of the cylinder is substantially hollow so that it may receive a respective one of the plurality of arms, and wherein a respective one of the plurality of electrical terminations of the plurality of connections is positioned at the base of the hollow portion of the cylinder, and wherein an exterior end of the cylinder is threaded; and wherein the plurality of arms each include a circular rib fixedly joined to the arm and a rotatable ring positioned over the circular rib, wherein an interior surface of the rotatable ring is threaded and wherein the rotatable ring defines an inner aperture having a diameter smaller than the circular rib, so that when each of the plurality of arms is positioned in a respective one of the plurality of connections, the threaded interior surface of the rotatable ring engages the threaded exterior end of the cylinder and the inner aperture of the rotatable ring presses against the circular rib.