Patent ID: 7070294

Claim:
A lighting fixture for a masonry structure, comprising a support member having a first end, a second end opposite said first end, an internal cavity between said first and second ends, and at least one cam lock tab, said support member being sized and shaped for insertion within an aperture of the masonry structure such that said first end of said support member is proximate to an exterior surface of the masonry structure; an electrical socket removably received within said cavity of said support member; a sealed modular light assembly, including a self-contained light source and a cam lock, said modular light assembly being removably mounted to and substantially covering said first end of said support member, said cam lock and said at least one cam lock tab of said support member being sized and shaped such that said cam lock and said at least one cam lock tab are releasably engageable with one another by turning said modular light assembly relative to said support member; first connecting means on said modular light assembly; and second connecting means on said socket, said first and second connecting means being releasably engageable with each other so as to mechanically and electrically connect said modular light assembly to said socket such that said socket is removable from said cavity of said support member in response to the removal of said modular light assembly from said first end of said support member, whereby, after removing said modular light assembly from said first end of said support member, said modular light assembly can be mechanically and electrically disconnected from said socket externally of the masonry structure for the purposes of repair or replacement.