Architectural fixture connection system

An architectural fixture assembly comprising:

• a generally U-shaped beam including a bottom side, a first side, a second side, a first end, and a second end, wherein interior surfaces of the first, second, and bottom sides of the beam define an interior portion;
• first and second connectors;
• wherein, at each of the first and second ends of the beam, the interior surfaces of the first and second sides of the beam include a pair of generally V-shaped alignment notches generally adjacent to the first and second ends of the beam;
• wherein the first and second connectors each include a pair of generally V-shaped sides disposed on opposite sides of the connector;
• wherein each generally V-shaped side of the first and second connectors is configured to slidably engage one of the generally V-shaped alignment notches so that each generally V-shaped side of the first and second connectors nests within one of the generally V-shaped alignment notches formed in the interior surfaces of the first and second sides of the beam;
• and
• wherein an outwardly facing portion of each of the first and second connectors is flush with one of the first and second ends of the beam.

An architectural fixture assembly comprising:

• a first beam extending from a first end to a second end along a first longitudinal axis, the first beam comprising a bottom side, a first side extending upwardly from the bottom side to a distal end, and a second side extending upwardly from the bottom side to a distal end, wherein interior surfaces of the first, second, and bottom sides of the first beam define an interior portion, wherein first end portions of each of the first, second, and bottom sides collectively form the first end of the first beam, and wherein second end portions of each of the first, second, and bottom sides collectively form the second end of the first beam;
• a first alignment notch in the interior surface of the first side, the first alignment notch extending from the distal end of the first side downwardly towards the bottom side;
• a second alignment notch in the interior surface of the second side, the second alignment notch extending from the distal end of the first side downwardly towards the bottom side;
• a connector comprising a plate having a first surface and a first connection key attached to the first surface of the plate, the first connection key comprising a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the first lateral side comprising a first alignment feature and the second lateral side comprising a second alignment feature;
• wherein the connector is slidably coupled to the first beam via engagement between the first and second alignment features of the connector and the first and second alignment notches of the first beam, respectively;
• and
• wherein when the connector is coupled to the first beam, a portion of the first surface of the plate covers one of the first and second ends of the first beam.