Patent ID: 6964504

Claim:
A lighting system for direct wiring a plurality of UL listed portable electric luminaires comprising: a wire modular box comprising a hardwire receiving station, the hardwire receiving station including a positive terminal, a negative terminal and a ground for mating with a hardwire source, the wire modular box including at least two receptacles and a circuit board, the circuit board electrically connecting the hardwire receiving station to each of the receptacles; a plurality of lamp receiving devices, each lamp receiving device being configured to receive a fluorescent bulb, each lamp receiving device including a first receptacle and a second receptacle; a plurality of cables for making electrical connections as needed between the wire modular box and a lamp receiving device and between two lamp receiving devices, each cable including a first plug at one end and a second plug at an opposite end; and wherein each plug forms a quick-connect with a corresponding receptacle, each receptacle and each plug including a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a ground.