Patent ID: 7740367
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y

Abstract:
1. A swimming pool light assembly for connecting a light fixture to a wall of a pool, said assembly comprising: a light fixture; a watertight connector comprising a first end and a second end operable to deliver at least one of power and control signals to said light fixture through said first end; a cable with a first end connected to said watertight connector for providing power from a power source to said light fixture; an adapter to secure said watertight connector and said cable within said wall, wherein the adapter is positionable within the wall of the pool such that the light fixture is contained within the pool and is proximate to a non-recessed portion of the wall, wherein the watertight connector extends into the adapter, and wherein the light fixture is connectable and disconnectable from the watertight connector while the light fixture and the watertight connector are submerged in water; one or more locking receptacles positioned in the watertight connector and one or more prongs positioned on the light fixture, wherein when the one or more prongs are inserted into the one or more locking receptacles and the light fixture is rotated then the one or more prongs are locked within the one or more locking receptacles, and water is forced out.