Patent ID: 7481559

Claim:
A housing for a ceiling fixture including a base plate, an improvement comprising: a. a first mounting screw affixed to said base plate and a second mounting screw affixed to said base plate, the mounting screws being spaced apart by a given distance; b. a socket assembly including a lightbulb socket and a pair of oppositely disposed hook connecting members including a first hook connecting member having a longitudinal arm, a transverse portion and a hook portion, the second hook connecting member having a longitudinal arm, a transverse portion and a hook portion; and c. the socket assembly connected to the ceiling fixture by having the first hook connecting member mounted on said first mounting screw and the second hook connecting member mounted on the second mounting screw by positioning the socket assembly on the base plate and rotating the connecting members onto a respective mounting screw, the mounting screws being tightened into the base plate after the hook members are respectively mounted on a mounting screw.