Modular illumination device

Claim 1

A modular illumination device comprising: a plurality of rigid hollow illumination housings each forming a chamber therein and having at least one surface thereof permitting the transmission of light therethrough, each of said plurality of said housings having a uniform cross section throughout the length thereof; affixment means disposed on a first free end of each of said illumination housings, said affixment means for separably joining to a second free end of an adjacent illumination housing, said affixment means having exterior surfaces extending parallel to and contiguous with the exterior surfaces of said illumination housings; a plurality of incandescent lamps, at least one of said plurality of lamps disposed in each of said chambers of each of said plurality of illumination housings; electrical coupling means for electrically coupling said plurality of lamps when said plurality of illumination housings are joined, wherein a portion of said electrical coupling means is disposed secured to and housed within said affixment means, the remaining portions of said electrical coupling means located on said second free end of said adjacent illumination housing being disposed within said affixment means when said illumination housing is joined to said adjacent housing; and power coupling means for coupling a power source to said plurality of lamps, said power coupling means having a power coupling housing, said power coupling housing devoid of any illumination source, said power coupling housing having a crosssection along the entire length thereof equivalently dimensioned to said uniform cross-section.