Lamp holder
US7909488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5313
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lamp holder comprising a lamp holder base, a lamp holder housing and a microswitch. In a preferred embodiment, the lamp holder base is substantially cup-shaped around a longitudinal axis and has an arcuate actuator finger coupled to and shielded within the lamp holder base. The lamp holder housing is removably coupleable to the lamp holder base, and the microswitch is mounted within the lamp holder housing, wherein the microswitch is activated by the arcuate actuator finger when the lamp holder housing is coupled to the lamp holder base.
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