Patent ID: 7246929

Claim:
A landscape lightpost apparatus for mounting an electric lamp, the apparatus suited to receive electrical and grounding feed wires from a region proximate the ground surface and route said wires into a locked region for electrical interconnection with at least one electrical device, the apparatus comprising: a main post having a lower end, an upper end, and structure defining an internal bore for receiving electrical and grounding wires; a housing base disposed about the upper end of the main post, said housing base defining an internal bore for receiving electrical and grounding wires, the internal bore including at least one engagement flange; a housing separator disposed within the housing base, the housing separator including at least one locking slot, a separator plate, and a main post engagement ring for abutting engagement of the upper end of the main post, said locking slot positioned to receive the engagement flange of the housing base, and said separator plate defining at least one wire void for receiving electrical and grounding wires; and a cap having a cap body, receptacle cover, an open end and a substantially closed end, the cap body and substantially closed end defining an internal cavity having a longitudinal axis and an internal surface, the closed end of said cap including structure defining an aperture for holding an electric lamp fixture therein and said cap body including structure defining an aperture for holding an electrical device, said electrical device and said electric lamp fixture operably connected and in electrical communication with the electrical and grounding wires.