Patent ID: 8187021

Claim:
A lighting connector, the lighting connector comprising: (a) an upper housing having: plural connector pins, and one or more interlocking grooves; and (b) a lower housing, the lower housing having a plurality of connector pin guide holes, and one or more interlocking tongue portions, the lower housing being connectable with the upper housing to form the lighting connector by coupling at least one of the one or more interlocking grooves with at least one of the one or more interlocking tongue portions, and by coupling at least one of the plural connector pins with at least one of the connector pin guide holes, wherein the upper housing and lower housing are shaped to facilitate interfacing of the lighting connector with end portions of a first lighting apparatus and of a second lighting apparatus that are oriented in a substantially straight line with respect to one another, and to facilitate interfacing of the lighting connector with a lengthwise portion of a third lighting apparatus, oriented substantially perpendicularly to the straight line, so as to provide, upon coupling of the upper housing and the lower housing, an X-branch lighting connector.