Lamp socket
US5411407A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 2, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21S41/192
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lamp socket comprising: a body disposed about a longitudinal axis and having a cavity therein for receiving a plurality of electrical contacts; a bottom to said cavity; a plurality of apertures in said bottom; a plurality of electrical contacts in said cavity, each of said contacts having a lamp receiving portion within said cavity and an elongated terminal portion extending through said apertures and being bent at substantially 90 degrees to said longitudinal axis, said elongated terminal portions extending beyond the periphery of said body; latching tabs formed on said body adjacent said bottom; and a housing having a body receiving compartment and an elongated terminal portion receiving shroud joined to said housing, said body receiving compartment including latching slots for cooperative engagement with said latching tabs, said body being mounted in said body receiving compartment with said latching tabs being engaged with said latching slots.
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