Patent · US Expired

Lamp socket terminal

US4894027A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
3References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1989
Grant dateJan 16, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 23, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R33/09
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lamp socket assembly comprises a lamp bulb having a wedge base, a lamp socket and two electrical terminals. The electrical terminals have receptacle portions which include spring contact arms which engage the contact wires of the lamp bulb and limit its insertion into the lamp socket. The receptacles also include spring detent arms which retain the wedge base in the terminals.

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