Patent ID: 6530674
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21Y,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for connecting and aligning first and second modules in an abutting, end-to-end relationship so as to form an elongate fixture, said apparatus comprising:a first end portion adapted for mounting at an end of a first module, said first end portion including a first opening away from said first end portion, said first tab member having a distal end with hook structure; and a second end portion adapted for mounting at an end of a second module, said second end portion including a second opening sized and configured to receive said hook structure of said first tab member when said first tab member is in said second tab position and a second tab member unitarily formed with said second end portion and formed to be moveable from a third tab position to a fourth tab position in which said second tab member extends away from said second end portion, said second tab member having a distal end with hook structure and said second tab member being sized to be received by said first opening; and said first end portion and said second end portion being positioned in a first orientation spaced from each other to form a space therebetween sized for access by the user and a second orientation in which said first end portion and said second end portion are urged together to be proximate each other, said hook structure of said first tab member engaging said second opening and said hook structure of said second tab member engaging said first opening to retain said first end portion and said second end portion in said first orientation.