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US 2003/0198056 A1Published application
Landscape lightpost
AssigneeEngineered Products Company
InventorsJack Schuster, Daniel Brooks
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Abstract
A landscape lightpost that provides a substantially enclosed wire compartment. The lightpost includes a main post, a cap, a separator plate, and structure for positioning the separator plate between the main post and cap, to form the substantially enclosed wire compartment.
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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;
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- 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.
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A landscape lightpost apparatus for mounting an electric lamp fixture having lamp connecting wires, said apparatus adapted to receive and route electrical and grounding feed wires into an environmentally protected enclosure for making electrical connections with said lamp connecting wires, said apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical main post having a lower end, an upper end, and a structure defining an axial bore;
- a tubular cap having an open end and a closed end, said tubular cap enclosing a cavity with an internal surface, said internal surface of said cavity provided with an abutment surface extending radially inwardly, the closed end having a structure defining an aperture adapted to receive said electric lamp fixture;
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- a separator plate having a peripheral edge, said separator plate adapted to be received in said cavity, said peripheral edge operably contacting said internal surface, said separator plate further having a first surface and an opposed second surface, said first surface of said separator plate abutting said abutment surface to divide the cavity into a substantially enclosed region bounded by said closed end of said tubular cap and a second region proximate said open end of said tubular cap, said second region shaped and dimensioned to slidably receive said post, said second surface of said separator plate adapted to abut against said upper end of said main post to locate the main post in place with respect to said closed end of said tubular cap when said post is fitted into said second region, said separator plate further including structure defining at least one aperture, said aperture adapted to receive said cable connector.
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A landscape lightpost apparatus securable to a ground surface, said apparatus comprising:
- an electric lamp fixture having lamp connecting wires;
- a main post having a lower end, an upper end, and structure defining an internal bore for receiving electrical and grounding feed wires from adjacent said ground surface;
- 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 removably receiving said electric lamp fixture therein;
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- 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 said electric lamp are protected from exposure to environmental elements.
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A landscape lightpost apparatus for mounting an electric lamp fixture having lamp connecting wires, said apparatus adapted to receive and route electrical and grounding feed wires into an environmentally protected enclosure for making electrical connections with said lamp connecting wires, said apparatus comprising:
- a cap having a first substantially closed end, a second open end and a cavity therebetween;
- means connected to said closed end of said cap for mounting said lamp fixture on said cap with said lamp connecting wires of said lamp fixture received in said cavity of said cap;
- a main post, having a first end protruding from a ground surface and slidably received within said cavity of said cap through said open end of said cap, for receiving and routing electrical and grounding feed wires from a region adjacent said ground surface;
- a separator plate, slidably received within said cavity of said cap, for providing a conduit for receiving said feed wires routed through said post means and guiding them towards said lamp fixture;
- means attached to said conduit in said separator plate for securing said feed wires to said separator plate;
- means projecting from said cavity of said cap for providing abutment surfaces for said separator plate to limit sliding movement of said separator plate within said cavity thereby creating a substantially closed environmentally protected enclosure which includes the closed end;
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- means provided on said separator plate for abutting said first end of said post means to limit travel of said post means within said cavity of said cap whereby said cap is supported by said post means.
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