Patent ID: 7985017
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21W,G08B

Abstract:
1. A luminaire, comprising: a light source attached to and supported on a base, the base with the attached light source directly securable to a junction box or junction box bracket in or on a wall or ceiling and a first connector extendable out of or mounted on the back side of the base including a line wire, a common wire and a ground wire extending from the back of the base to the first connector, the ground wire and at least one of the line wire or common wire directly connected to the light source without an intervening plug-in style connector for supplying alternating current (AC) power to the light source, wherein said first connector is adapted to mate directly with a corresponding second connector without any external wire connection between the first and second connectors, the second connector wired directly to a line wire, common wire and ground wire of an alternating current (AC) power source, the second connector with its line, common and ground wires in or extendable out of the junction box, the mated first and second connectors and their respective line, common and ground wires residing in the junction box when the luminaire is secured to the junction box.