Abstract: A table lamp comprising a table-lamp base configured to rest on a horizontal surface, a wall plate assembly configured to abut a vertical surface above the horizontal surface, and an electrical cable coupling the table-lamp base to the wall plate assembly. The electrical cable is configured to transmit electrical power from the table-lamp base to the wall plate assembly. The wall plate assembly has a light source.

Abstract: An electrical outlet device includes an enclosure that contains one or more electrical outlets. The enclosure has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface extending from the top surface to the bottom surface and forming an enclosure perimeter. The device further includes a cavity extending into the side surface of the enclosure and configured for receiving an electrical power cord that attaches inside of the enclosure perimeter. A top end of the power cord attaches to the enclosure inside the cavity and drops vertically downward from the enclosure. A top surface, front end, and sides of the enclosure extend around a front and sides of the top end of the power cord. The unique shape also allows a wider variety of power transformer shapes to be plugged into the enclosure at the same time.

Abstract: An electrical outlet device includes an enclosure that contains one or more electrical outlets. The enclosure has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface extending from the top surface to the bottom surface and forming an enclosure perimeter. The device further includes a cavity extending into the side surface of the enclosure and configured for receiving an electrical power cord that attaches inside of the enclosure perimeter. A surface mounted outlet assembly includes an enclosure that contains one or more power plug-ins. The assembly further includes a mounting bracket that rigidly mounts the enclosure to furniture or to a wall. A shape of the enclosure in combination with a shape and arrangement of the mounting bracket allow a top end of power cord to attach and drop vertically downward from the enclosure. A top surface, front end, and sides of the enclosure extend around a front and sides of the top end of the power cord.

Abstract: A device includes a bolt, a nut, and a coupling. The bolt includes a head and a shaft, and the bolt has a first longitudinal axis that passes through a center of the head and the shaft. The shaft has a first set of threads that are disposed on a radially outer surface of the shaft, and the head has a substantially convex surface. The nut has a second set of threads that are disposed on a radially inner surface of the nut, and the second set of threads is structured to threadably engage the first set of threads. The coupling is structured to attach the bolt to an object, and the coupling and the nut are structured to maintain the substantially convex surface of the head in an abutting relationship with a substantially concave surface of the object.

Abstract: A device includes an actuator and a connecting member. The actuator is structured to physically contact a switch, the switch is structured to open and close an electrically conductive path when an external force is applied to the actuator, and the electrically conductive path is configured to supply electrical power to an electrical appliance. The connecting member is structured to attach the actuator to the electrical appliance. The actuator is capable of movement relative to the connecting member when the actuator is attached to the electrical appliance by the connecting member and when the external force is applied to the actuator.

Abstract: A device includes an actuator and a connecting member. The actuator is structured to physically contact a switch, the switch is structured to open and close an electrically conductive path when an external force is applied to the actuator, and the electrically conductive path is configured to supply electrical power to an electrical appliance. The connecting member is structured to attach the actuator to the electrical appliance. The actuator is capable of movement relative to the connecting member when the actuator is attached to the electrical appliance by the connecting member and when the external force is applied to the actuator.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention significantly increase the safety of shades attached to light fixtures by allowing movement of the shade in all directions relative to a fixed light fixture while at the same time preventing the shade from coming too close to a light bulb. Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of leveling a shade by using the natural balancing point of the shade. Other embodiments of the invention are described in the claims.