Lamp and Socket Assembly

• US 20070167053A1
• Filed: 01/19/2007
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Richard Karton
• Original Assignee: Richard Karton
• Inventors: Karton, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 7,462,052 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/236
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 5/50 Means forming part of the tube or lamps for the purpose of providing electrical connection to it
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 5/54 supported by a separate part, e.g. base
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 61/327 "Compact"-lamps, i.e. lamps having a folded discharge path
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/06 Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/22 for screw type base, e.g. for lamp
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/90 adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/94 Holders formed as intermediate parts for linking a counter-part to a coupling part

Abstract

A lamp including a housing having an aperture in a distal end of the housing. The aperture is sized to receive a post when the lamp is inserted into a socket.

Claims

1. A lamp comprising:

a housing having an aperture in a distal end of said housing, said aperture being sized to receive a post when said lamp is inserted into a socket.

2. The lamp of claim 1, said housing comprising:

a case for securing a bulb, said case having an attachment end with an interior sidewall;

an adapter attached to said attachment end of said case, said adapter having a centrally located opening; and

an insert, including said aperture, positioned in said opening of said adapter.

3. The lamp of claim 2, said housing further comprising:

a screw coupling attached to said attachment end of said case, said screw coupling having a connection end with an opening therein, at least a portion of said adapter being within said opening of said connection end.

4. The lamp of claim 3, further including first and second leads each of which is operatively connected to said bulb, said first lead being captivated by an elastically resilient portion of said insert and said second lead being captivated between said adapter and said screw coupling.

5. The lamp of claim 4, said adapter further comprising a plurality of slots in said opening and a through hole, said through hole being sized to receive said second lead.

6. The lamp of claim 5, said insert further comprising a flange with fingers extending therefrom, each of said fingers engaging one of said plurality of slots in said opening of said adapter.

7. The lamp of claim 2, said adapter comprising a plurality of tabs, said tabs projecting from a top end of said adapter and engaging said interior sidewall of said attachment end of said case.

8. The lamp of claim 1, said housing comprising:

a case, having an attachment end, for holding a bulb; and

a screw coupling attached to said attachment end of said case, said screw coupling having a connection end with an opening therein.

9. The lamp of claim 8, said screw coupling comprising:

a sleeve, including said aperture, said sleeve having an upper end, a lower end and a flange at said lower end, said sleeve being fastened in said opening of said screw coupling.

10. The lamp of claim 9, said sleeve further comprising at least one spring flap at said upper end.

11. The lamp of claim 10, further including first and second leads each of which is operatively connected to said bulb, said first lead being captivated by said at least one spring flap and said second lead being captivated between said case and said screw coupling.

12. The lamp of claim 9, said sleeve further comprising three spring flaps at said upper end.

13. A socket assembly for receiving a lamp, said socket assembly comprising:

a socket; and

a shell including a contact having a non-conducting post mounted thereon.

14. The socket assembly of claim 13, said post extending through an opening in said socket.

15. The socket assembly of claim 13, wherein said contact comprises a spring.

16. The socket assembly of claim 15, wherein said post is positioned at a center of said shell to prevent a base of a lamp not having an aperture in a socket end from electrically connecting to said spring.