Patent ID: 8206004
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A lighting apparatus, comprising: a hub having a housing comprising a plurality of cover receiving extensions, each cover receiving extension having an electrical socket; the hub further comprising an electrical plug electrically coupled to each electrical socket; a supply power cord having a plug end and a receptacle end, the plug end adapted to connect to a conventional electrical outlet, and the receptacle end adapted to fit into the electrical plug; at least one light fixture having a housing comprising a first and a second cover receiving extension; the first cover receiving extension having an electrical plug, the second cover receiving extension having an electrical socket electrically connected to the electrical plug, the light fixture further comprising a socket for receiving a lamp coupled to the electrical plug; a linking power cord having a plug end and a receptacle end, the plug end adapted to fit into one of the electrical sockets, and the receptacle end adapted to fit into one of the electrical plugs, the linking power cord having a predetermined length; at least one elongated cord cover having a first end and a second end, the cord cover adapted to be trimmed to a desired length and to conceal the linking power cord, the first and second ends of the cord cover being adapted to engage the cover receiving extensions of the hub and the light fixture; and a switch module, the switch module having a housing comprising a first and a second cover receiving extension; the first cover receiving extension having an electrical plug, the second cover receiving extension having an electrical socket electrically coupled to the electrical plug by way of a switch.