Lampholder mounting system
US5730522A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21V19/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lampholder mounting system includes a lampholder and a lampholder bracket. The lampholder includes a housing, electrical contacts supported by the housing and electrical conductors interconnected with the housing to the electrical contacts. The housing includes at least one stop-tab slot and at least one bend-tab slot upon an outer surface of the housing. A lampholder bracket includes a mounting plate with a receiving portion for receiving the lampholder. The receiving portion includes at least one upturned bend tab and at least one stop tab for complementing the outer surface of the lampholder housing, wherein the lampholder is snapped into the receiving portion and the at least one bend tab is bent up to lock the lampholder fixedly to the lampholder bracket.
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