Patent ID: 7290922

Claim:
A coupling member for a mechanical and electrical connection of lighting devices, the coupling member comprising: a junction body having plural sides; mechanical junction means located on each side of said junction body for coupling said junction body to a complementary mechanical junction means located at an end of a lighting device; an intermediate electrical connection element for electrically coupling said junction body to the lighting device; and an electrical end connector located on each side of said junction body, said electrical end connector having an electrical contact associated with a recess for receiving said intermediate electrical connection element, said electrical end connector being located between said mechanical junction means, each lighting device comprising a terminal breast band having an electrical connector and at least two holes on lateral sides of said electrical connector, wherein the electrical end connector on one side of the junction body is lined up with the electrical connector on the terminal breast band of the lighting device, and said lined up connectors are connected via said intermediate electrical connector, wherein the holes on one side of the junction body coincide with the holes of the terminal breast band of said lighting device and lodge screws fix the junction body to the lighting device.