Patent · US Expired

Interchangeable lamp apparatus having a detachable plug

US6247829A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
2References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJan 5, 2000
Grant dateJun 19, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 5, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21W2121/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An interchangeable lamp apparatus having a detachable plug which is positionable in one of a plurality of orientations with respect to a base of the lamp apparatus. A construction of the base protects against undesired electrical shock when the plug is detached from the base whereby current can flow through the base and the lamp apparatus only when there is continuity across first contacts.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.