Patent ID: 6945806

Claim:
A folding lamp rod and junction box structure, the invention herein comprised of a mounting base disposed in the interior section of a junction box, a connector block that is plugged into the said mounting base, and a lamp rod pivotably coupled to the said connector block, wherein: The said junction box has a plurality of ports arrayed along the plane of its circumference that provide for the insertion of the said lamp rod, The said mounting base has a socket aligned with the said junction box port, an access opening is formed through the top surface of the said mounting base and, furthermore, a pointed elastic tab is situated at the side of the said access opening, the free extremity of which extends slightly into the said connector block access opening, and a threaded hole is tapped the side of the said mounting base and, furthermore, a screw is pre-fastened into the said threaded hole, The said connector block has a wiring passage through the center and, furthermore, a hinge block is linked to the front end of the said connector block, a threaded tube is situated at the outer lateral end of the said hinge block, an elongated hole along the side is aligned with the said mounting base threaded hole position, providing for the penetration of the said screw through the said connector block such that before the complete insertion of the said connector block into the said mounting base, the said screw is pre-positioned in the said connector block and prevented from dislodging out of the said connector block; and a sawtooth-shaped inset section angles upward from the top surface at the end of the said connector block and, furthermore, after the said inset section is inserted into the said mounting base socket, a spring at the mounting base top surface is pushed slightly upward, the rebound force of the said spring then directed against the said connector block to retain it while plugged into the said mounting base.