Granted Patent B2

US 12,345,399 · App. 18/510,241 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Inventor: Thomas John Piana, III (Valencia, CA)

Assignee: AQ LIGHTING TEXAS, INC.

F21V23/06F21V23/001F21W2131/10H01R13/523H01R25/003

Abstract

Claims (32)

1. An outdoor lighting system, comprising:

a low-voltage D/C power supply operable to connect to an A/C power source;

a plurality of lighting components each having at least one of a modular electrical connector of a first type or a second type, and the plurality of lighting components including at least one each of:

(a) an electrical power lead having a first end operable to electrically connect to the power supply, and having a second end with a modular electrical connector of the second type;

(b) an electrical extension cable having a first end with a modular electrical connector of the first type and a second end with a modular electrical connector of the second type;

(c) a branch connector having a base stem with a modular electrical connector of the first type and having a plurality of branch stems each having a modular electrical connector of the second type, and each of the branch stems being electrically connected to the base stem in parallel; and

(d) a light fixture having a modular electrical connector of the first type and having a light emitting element; and

each modular electrical connector of the first type being adapted to electrically and mechanically connect to any modular electrical connector of the second type in a toolless manner to form a junction, and each junction being water-tight and submersible;

whereby the lighting components of the outdoor lighting system can assemble rapidly without the use of tools and can be arranged in a large plurality of configurations.

2. A kit for an outdoor lighting system, comprising:

a low-voltage D/C power supply operable to connect to an A/C power source;

a plurality of lighting components each having at least one of a modular electrical connector of a first type or a second type, and the plurality of lighting components including at least one each of:

(a) an electrical power lead having a first end operable to electrically connect to the power supply, and having a second end with a modular electrical connector of the second type;

(b) an electrical extension cable having a first end with a modular electrical connector of the first type and a second end with a modular electrical connector of the second type;

(c) a branch connector having a base stem with a modular electrical connector of the first type and having a plurality of branch stems each having a modular electrical connector of the second type, and each of the branch stems being electrically connected to the base stem in parallel; and

(d) a light fixture having a modular electrical connector of the first type and having a light emitting element; and

each modular electrical connector of the first type being adapted to electrically and mechanically connect to any modular electrical connector of the second type in a toolless manner to form a junction, and each junction being water-tight and submersible;

whereby the lighting components of the outdoor lighting system can assemble rapidly without the use of tools and can be arranged in a large plurality of configurations.

3. A method of installing an outdoor lighting system, comprising:

providing a low-voltage D/C power supply operable to connect to an A/C power source;

providing a plurality of lighting components each having at least one of a modular electrical connector of a first type or a second type, and the plurality of lighting components including at least one each of:

(a) an electrical power lead having a first end operable to electrically connect to the power supply, and having a second end with a modular electrical connector of the second type;

(b) an electrical extension cable having a first end with a modular electrical connector of the first type and a second end with a modular electrical connector of the second type;

(c) a branch connector having a base stem with a modular electrical connector of the first type and having a plurality of branch stems each having a modular electrical connector of the second type, and each of the branch stems being electrically connected to the base stem in parallel; and

(d) a light fixture having a modular electrical connector of the first type and having a light emitting element; and

each modular electrical connector of the first type being adapted to electrically and mechanically connect to any modular electrical connector of the second type in a toolless manner to form a junction, and each junction being water-tight and submersible;

connecting the first end of the electrical power lead to the power supply;

connecting the electrical extension cable to the electrical power lead by toollessly connecting the modular electrical connector of the first type on the first end of the electrical extension cable to the modular electrical connector of the second type of the second end of the electrical power lead, thereby forming a water-tight junction;

connecting the branch connector to the electrical extension cable by toollessly connecting the modular electrical connector of the first type on the base branch of the branch connector to the modular electrical connector of the second type on the second end of electrical extension cable, thereby forming a water-tight junction;

connecting the light fixture to the branch connector by toollessly connecting the modular electrical connector of the first type of the light fixture to the modular electrical connector of the second type of one of the plurality of stem branches of the branch connector, thereby forming a water-tight junction; and

connecting the power supply to the A/C power source;

whereby the lighting components of the outdoor lighting system are assembled rapidly without the use of tools.

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