Patent ID: 6676442
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: F21V,H02G

Abstract:
A quick connect assembly for mounting electrical fixtures comprising:a) a plug plate, the plug plate having a plug mounted thereon, the plug plate having an alignment guide for supporting the weight of the electrical fixture; b) a receptacle assembly mounted within a bell, the receptacle assembly including a receptacle that matingly engages the plug to form an electrically conductive connection, the receptacle being slidably mounted within the receptacle assembly, the receptacle comprising a slidable alignment position and a slidable support position; c) a bell attached to the electrical fixture and having a channel for receiving the alignment guide, the channel comprising an alignment path and a support path, the guide engaging the channel in the alignment path and the support path, the channel support path capable of supporting the weight of the bell and electrical fixture; d) wherein the plug and the receptacle are matingly engaged in the slidable alignment position when the guide is aligned in the alignment path within the channel; and e) wherein the plug and receptacle are matingly engaged in the slidable support position when the alignment guide is in the support path within the channel.