Patent · US Expired

Receiver/adapter for lamp control

US5121287A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 1990
Grant dateJun 9, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 12, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R33/9555
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An adapter unit, having a body portion for containing circuitry to control a light bulb, and a threaded socket to receive the light bulb, is formed and configured to have a threaded extension to be received by a lamp socket, recessed into the body, lowering the vertical profile of the light bulb/adapter unit combination.

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