Patent ID: 6997740

Claim:
A quick connect device for a ceiling fixture, the device comprising: a first component attachable to an electrical junction box and containing a first electrical connector; and a second component attachable to a fixture and containing a second electrical connector; wherein the first and second components are adapted to be coupled together by rotation to mount the fixture releasably to the electrical junction box; wherein at least one of the first and second electrical connectors is rotatably mounted to the said component containing that connector; and wherein the connectors are arranged to be at least partly engaged before the said rotation of the first and second components, to remain non-rotatably engaged during the rotation of the first and second components, and to establish an electrical connection when the first and second components are coupled together; wherein said connectors are spaced from the axis of said rotation, and wherein said at least one of the first and second electrical connectors is rotatably mounted by being movable in an arc centered on said axis of said rotation.