Patent ID: 7513636

Claim:
A method of presenting for sale a plurality of lighting fixture subcomponents wherein the subcomponents are able to be assembled into a lighting fixture, at least some of the subcomponents having a plurality of interchangeable forms, the method comprising: a) providing a point-of-purchase display, the display including a representative sample of each form of each subcomponent for sampling by a consumer; b) separating each representative sample from every other representative sample upon the display to provide a visual comparison for the consumer; c) providing a bin with said display containing a said form of each subcomponent; d) allowing the consumer to access the display wherein the consumer selects a preferred assembly by i) selecting one or more forms of one subcomponent from said bin corresponding to the representative samples on the display; and ii) selecting one or more forms of one or more other subcomponent from said bin corresponding to representative samples on the display; e) then connecting said selected forms to complete said lighting fixture.