Low voltage luminaire assembly
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1. A lighting assembly, comprising:
- a lamp holder having an electrical power supply push-in wiring terminal and an electrical power output push-in wiring terminal, said electrical power supply push-in and output push-in wiring terminals adapted for respectively connecting and disconnecting an electrical power supply wire and an electrical power output wire to said lamp holder;
wherein each of said push-in wiring terminals includes a movable member adapted to releasably retain an inserted wire and an activating member adapted to move said movable member to release the wire such that the inserted wire is quickly released from said push-in wire terminal.
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Abstract
A low-voltage luminaire assembly is provided with a transformer and a lamp holder, one or more of which have quick-release connections. Methods for installing and servicing the luminaire assembly are also provided. The luminaire assembly may also have a plurality of lamp holders, a plurality of input and output electrical wires, a rotary dimmer switch, and an electrical plug component. The transformer and lamp holders are mounted to an object and the electrical wires are tailored to the necessary installation dimensions, thereby providing a luminaire assembly that is easily and neatly installable to any object in any desired configuration.
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55 Claims
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1. A lighting assembly, comprising:
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a lamp holder having an electrical power supply push-in wiring terminal and an electrical power output push-in wiring terminal, said electrical power supply push-in and output push-in wiring terminals adapted for respectively connecting and disconnecting an electrical power supply wire and an electrical power output wire to said lamp holder; wherein each of said push-in wiring terminals includes a movable member adapted to releasably retain an inserted wire and an activating member adapted to move said movable member to release the wire such that the inserted wire is quickly released from said push-in wire terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A light assembly comprising:
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a transformer having an electrical power supply push-in wiring terminal and an electrical power output push-in wiring terminal, said electrical power supply and output wiring terminals adapted for respectively connecting and disconnecting an electrical power supply wire and an electrical power output wire to said transformer; wherein each of said push-in wiring terminals includes a movable member adapted to releasably retain an inserted wire and an activating member adapted to move said movable member to release the wire such that the inserted wire is quickly released from said push-in wiring terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A low voltage luminaire assembly comprising:
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a transformer having a power supply fitting and a power output fitting, said supply and output fittings being push-in wire connectors and adapted to respectively connect an end of an electrical power supply wire and an end of an electrical power output wire to said transformer, said supply and output fittings adapted for quick-release of said respective ends of said electrical power supply and output wires, said electrical power supply wire adapted to connect said transformer to an electrical power supply; and a lamp holder having an electrical power supply connector and an electrical power output connector, said supply connector being a push-in wire connector and adapted for attachment of an opposing end of said electrical power output wire, said output connector being a push-in wire connector and adapted for attachment of another electrical power supply wire, said lamp holder adapted to receive a lamp; wherein each of said push-in wire connectors includes a movable member adapted to releasably retain an inserted wire and an activating member adapted to move said movable member to release the wire such that the inserted wire is quickly released from said push-in wire connector. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for installing a low voltage luminaire assembly, comprising the steps of:
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providing a low voltage luminaire assembly kit having a lamp holder and a transformer; attaching the lamp holder to an area; attaching the transformer to the area; and connecting a lead wire from the lamp holder to a capture and push-in wiring quick-release fitting of the transformer, the capture and push-in wiring quick-release fitting including a movable member adapted to releasably retain the inserted wire and an activating member adapted to move said movable member to release the inserted wire such that the inserted wire is quickly released from said capture and push-in wiring quick-release fitting. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 55)
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50. A method for servicing a luminaire assembly, comprising the steps of:
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disconnecting the luminaire assembly from a source of electrical power; releasing electrical wires from one of a transformer and a lamp holder with quick-release push-in wiring connections, each of the quick-release push-in wiring connections including a movable member adapted to releasably retain an inserted wire and an activating member adapted to move said movable member to release the inserted wire such that the inserted wire is quickly released from the quick-release push-in wiring connection; removing one of the transformer and lamp holder from an installation area; attaching one of a replacement transformer and another lamp holder in the installation area; and reinserting the electrical wires in the push-in wiring connection in one of the replacement transformer and the another lamp holder. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54)
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