Composite lamp assembly with detachable clamping means

A composite lamp assembly providing artificial illumination, and comprising:

• a central mast having at least one composite arm extending from said mast, with said composite arm supporting at least one light fixture attached thereto;
• said composite arm comprising a plurality of substantially similarly-shaped connecting sections having end portions adjacently positioned to one another, wherein each end portion is substantially circumferential cross-sectional configuration with inner and outer surfaces facing in opposite radial directions from one another;
• detachable clamping means for joining said adjacently positioned end portions to form said composite arm;
• wherein said detachable clamping means comprises a substantially ring-shaped clamping unit circumferentially overlapping radially outer surfaces of said adjacently positioned end portions, at least one wedging member engaging radially inner surfaces of said adjacently positioned end portions, and a tensioning screw extending between and threadedly engaging said clamping ring and said wedging member, whereby selective rotation of said tensioning screw operates to draw said clamping unit and said wedging member toward one another and into clamping engagement with adjacently positioned end surfaces.