not shown in fig3 two or more electrical wires extend from the junction box behind the cover plate 28 to the base 22 inside the base 22 the wires are connected to the female connection ports 24 also two or more electrical wires extend through the elongated member 32 of each arm 30 connecting the light socket 34 with the male connection port 36 of each arm 30 therefore when each arm 30 is attached to the base 22 an electrical circuit is created to each of the light sockets 34 of the chandelier arms 30 fig4 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the quick connect and quick disconnect device with the female connection port 24 of the base 22 and the male connection port 36 of one of the arms 30 the female connection port 24 has a generally cylindrical shape a proximal portion 38 of the connection port 24 is configured for attachment to the base 22 the proximal portion 38 may be threaded as shown in fig4 or alternatively may include a different attachment means such as a weld a clip a clamp nut and bolt or similar fastener the distal portion 40 of the connection port 24 includes two or more annular receptacles or recesses 42 within each receptacle 42 is an electrical contact not shown two.