Freestanding lamp having modular connection

A free-standing lamp comprising:

• (a) a base;
• (b) a housing fixedly supported above the base, a lamphead, an elongated curvable neck member having one end fixed relative to the base and a free end connected to the lamphead for supporting the lamphead in a desired position and orientation relative to the housing, the neck member being sufficiently long for holding a full loop thereof while supporting the lamphead, and electrical conductors extending from the base for connection of the lamphead to an external source;
• (c) a base electrical connector mounted in a fixed position relative to the base and having at least two recessed contact elements, the contact elements being oriented for receiving mating contacts, the base electrical connector having electrical conductors extending therefrom for connection to an external source, and means for electrically connecting the lamphead between the electrical conductors;
• (d) a fixture module comprising a module structure, a fixture supported by the structure, a module electrical connector mounted proximate a lower extremity of the structure and having at least two projecting contact elements, the projecting contact elements being oriented for engagement as the mating contacts, and means for electrically connecting the fixture between the projecting contact elements;
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• (e) means for supportively securing the fixture module on the base electrical connector for powering the fixture from the external source, the lamphead also being powered from the external source.

A floor lamp comprising:

• (a) a base, an upstanding base column fixably connected to the base and having a column axis proximate an upper extremity thereof, a housing fixedly supported proximate the upper extremity of the base column;
• (b) a base electrical connector mounted to the housing and having at least two recessed contact elements, the contact elements being oriented for receiving mating contacts engaging parallel to the column axis, the connector having electrical conductors extending within the base column for connection to an external source;
• (c) a lamp module comprising a module structure, a holder supported by the structure for receiving an illuminating device, a module electrical connector mounted to a lower extremity of the structure and having at least two projecting contact elements, the projecting contact elements being oriented for engagement as the mating contacts, and means for electrically connecting the illuminating device between the projecting contact elements;
• (d) a clamp nut that is rotatably retained on the lamp module for supportively securing the lamp module on the base electrical connector, the clamp nut being formed for rotatably engaging a shall member fixably supported proximate the upper extremity of the base column, thereby releasably clamping the module on the base column with the contacts in mating engagement;
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• (e) a lamphead, an elongate, hollow curvable neck member mounted in projecting relation to the housing for supporting the lamphead at a free extremity of the neck member in a desired position and orientation relative to the housing, the neck member being sufficiently long for holding a full loop thereof while supporting the lamphead, and means for electrically connecting the lamphead to the electrical conductors of the base column member through the neck member, the base connector being mounted to an upper wall of the housing.