Low voltage light fixture
US5398180A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R33/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A temple light including (a) a lens with a cylindrical configuration with an opening formed in a first end and a bottom formed at a lower end, (b) a bulb receiver projecting upward from the bottom of the lens, (c) a connector being mounted in the bulb receiver and defining two chambers, (d) two bulb lead contacts each including an upper section including two leaf springs and a lower section, the upper section of each bulb lead contacts being received in a corresponding chamber defined in the bulb receiver with the leaf springs holding a corresponding one of two bulb leads projecting from a bulb, (e) a connector being received in the bulb receiver and defining two chambers each receiving the lower section of a corresponding bulb lead contact, (f) two replaceable cable-piercing contacts each including a tubular upper section and a sharp lower section, the lower section of a bulb lead contact being received in the tubular upper section of a corresponding cable-piercing contact being received in a corresponding chamber defined in the connector and (g) a post/stake element including a post and a stake projecting downward from the post, the post being linked to the bottom of the lens.
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