Patent ID: 6877886

Claim:
A landscape lightpost apparatus for mounting an electric lamp having lamp connecting wires adjacent a ground surface, the apparatus suited to receive electrical and grounding feed wires from a region proximate the ground surface and route said wires into a substantially enclosed region for electrical interconnection with the lamp, the apparatus comprising: a main post having a lower end, an upper end, and structure defining an internal bore for receiving electrical and grounding wires; a cap having a cap body, an open end and a substantially closed end, the cap body and substantially closed end defining an internal cavity having a longitudinal axis and an internal surface, the internal surface further including a flange portion extending inwardly into the cavity, said flange portion oriented generally proximal the open end of said cap, the closed end of said cap including structure defining an aperture for holding an electric lamp fixture therein; and a separator plate having a first surface, an opposed second surface and a peripheral edge, the plate adapted to be closely received in the cavity with the peripheral edge of said separator plate operably contacting said internal surface, the first surface of said separator plate abutting the flange to sealingly divide the cavity into a substantially enclosed region bounded by the cap generally closed end and a second region proximal the cap open end, the second region shaped and dimensioned to slidably receive the main post, the upper end of the post abutting the second surface of the plate when the post is fitted into the second region, the plate further having structure defining an aperture adapted to receive a cable connector, the cable connector having electrical and grounding feed wires extending therefrom into the enclosed region for electrical joining with the lamp connecting wires of the electric lamp whereby the electrical connections of the cable connector to the electric lamp are protected from exposure to environmental elements.