Lighting system with easily replaceable bulbs and retrofitting cover

Claim 1

A low-voltage light fixture configured to facilitate the replacement of expired light bulbs and to improve the conductive contact with the light bulb in the light fixture despite the repeated replacement of expired bulbs, said fixture comprising: the light bulb, which has a pair of conductive leads, each lead having an end; a socket having an underside, a pair of sides, and a top side, said socket holding said light bulb so that a portion of said conductive leads is exposed on the underside of said socket, said socket further including a pair of bilateral channels on the sides of said socket, a receptacle which retains the ends of said leads, at least one lead retainer plug which is inserted into said receptacle to secure the ends of said leads within said receptacle, and a depression formed on the underside, of said socket so that said conductive leads extend across said depression; a carriage, including two walls separated by a perpendicular cross-piece, said cross-piece forming an upper and lower slot in said carriage and having an aperture therethrough, said walls having a pair of bilateral guiding rails in said upper slot, said guiding rails formed to engage with said channels on said socket; a pair of conductive wires having an insulated coating thereabout; a base within said lower slot, said base having an upper crossbeam, a lower crossbeam and a center wall so that a pair of lateral slots is formed on each side of said center wall for the insertion of said conducting wires, and said upper crossbeam having two grooves therein; a pair of conducting terminals separated by said center wall, each of said conducting terminals including a penetrating portion which penetrates the coating of said conductive wire so that said conductive terminal is in electrical contact with said conductive wire, an arcuate portion protruding through said aperture in said perpendicular cross-piece and engaged in said depression so that it is in electrical contact with one of said conductive leads, and exerts a force against said depression to maintain said socket on said carriage, and an end portion which rests freely in one of said pair of grooves so that said conducting terminal is allowed to bend freely when said socket slides onto said carriage; and a plug to hold said terminals in said base.