Miniature lamp holder
US4704669A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S362/80
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A ring surrounding the clip which secures the body of an LED diode lamp to a bracket is provided with inner longitudinal grooves which reduce the thickness of the wall of the ring and confer thereto an elasticity which is sufficient for permitting its engagement on clips of different diameters. The manufacture of diode lamps does not provide the bodies of these lamps with very precise or consistent diameters, so that relatively important variations of these diameters can occur, which have an influence on the diameter of the clip when engaged on the lamp. Owing to the present arrangement, diode lamp holders can absorb such variations of diameter of the lamps, and still be secured to a panel or other structure by the ring of the invention.
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