Patent ID: 7273302

Claim:
A collapsible chandelier, comprising: a central body having a vertical body axis and a vertical outside surface; a plurality of arms having an inner connection end and an outer fixture end and which project generally away from said vertical axis; a plurality of electric light fixtures respectively fixed at said fixture ends; and a plurality of connection bosses having a vertical boss axis and each of said bosses operatively connecting said central body and a respective one of said inner connection ends to form respective boss-arm junctions; wherein said connection boss comprises: a vertical sleeve having a vertical sleeve axis coincident with said vertical boss axis and having an upper sleeve end and a lower sleeve end, and having an interior vertical sleeve area; a horizontal sleeve intersecting at a right angle with said vertical sleeve at a boss sleeve intersection point located between said upper and lower sleeve ends and having an inner horizontal sleeve end and an outer horizontal sleeve end and having a horizontal sleeve interior area and a horizontal sleeve exterior surface having sleeve threads on said horizontal sleeve exterior surface extending from said outer horizontal sleeve end along said horizontal sleeve; and a positioning notch located at said lower sleeve end.