SAFETY MECHANISM ADAPTED FOR A LIGHT BULB SOCKET SO AS TO SECURELY RECEIVE THEREIN AN ENERGY SAVING BULB

• US 20080003857A1
• Filed: 06/28/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chia-Kuan Lin
• Original Assignee: Chia-Kuan Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Chia-Kuan
• Granted Patent: US 7,311,540 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/220
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/4534 Laterally sliding shutter
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/0854 with lamp rotating means

Abstract

A safety mechanism includes a pair of sliding blocks each movably received inside the light bulb socket and a releasing block operably connected to each of the pair of sliding blocks to activate movement of the sliding blocks for releasing an energy saving light bulb. Each of the sliding blocks is provided with a first spring received in a first receiving compartment, an inclined first abutting face and a positioning recess so that when the insertion head of the energy saving light bulb passes over the wedged head of the sliding block, the sliding block is moved to allow the insertion head of the energy saving light bulb to be moved from the insertion hole to the positioning hole.

Claims

1. A safety mechanism in a light bulb socket having a socket plate and a pair of holes diagonally defined in the socket plate, each hole being composed of an insertion hole and a positioning hole, the safety mechanism comprising:

at least one sliding block adapted to be movably received in the socket plate and having a body, a wedged head formed on a distal end of the body to be adapted to be extending into a joint between the insertion hole and the positioning hole, an abutting block formed on a side of the body and composed of an inclined first abutting face, a positioning recess and a first plane formed between the first abutting face and the positioning recess; and

a releasing block adapted to be movably mounted in the socket plate and having an elongated body and provided with, on at least one side face thereof, an inclined second abutting face corresponding to and engaged with the first abutting face of the at least one sliding block, a boss adjacent to a distal end of the inclined second abutting face to correspond to and be received in the positioning recess and a second plane to correspond to the first plane such that when an insertion head is inserted into the insertion hole, the insertion head is easily extend over the wedged head of the sliding block to be securely received in the positioning hole and when the insertion head is to be away from the hole, movement of the releasing block toward the at least one sliding block allows the boss to be received in the positioning recess and forces the at least one sliding block to move away from the hole to free the insertion head from the wedged head and movement of the insertion head releases limitation to the boss from the positioning recess as a result of engagement between the insertion head and the wedged head.

2. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein there are two oppositely located sliding blocks respectively corresponding to one of the two holes.

3. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the two sliding blocks is further provided with a first passage to receive therein a first spring so that the two sliding block are able to move.

4. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein the releasing block has a second passage defined therein to receive a second spring so that the sliding block is able to move.

5. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein the releasing block has a second passage defined therein to receive a second spring so that the sliding block is able to move.

6. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein the inclined second abutting face corresponding to and engaged with the first abutting face of the two sliding blocks, the boss adjacent to a distal end of the inclined second abutting face to correspond to and be received in the positioning recess and a second plane to correspond to the first plane are respectively formed on two opposite faces of the elongated body of the sliding block.

7. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein the inclined second abutting face corresponding to and engaged with the first abutting face of the two sliding blocks, the boss adjacent to a distal end of the inclined second abutting face to correspond to and be received in the positioning recess and a second plane to correspond to the first plane are respectively formed on two opposite faces of the elongated body of the sliding block.

8. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 4, wherein the inclined second abutting face corresponding to and engaged with the first abutting face of the two sliding blocks, the boss adjacent to a distal end of the inclined second abutting face to correspond to and be received in the positioning recess and a second plane to correspond to the first plane are respectively formed on two opposite faces of the elongated body of the sliding block.

9. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 5, wherein the inclined second abutting face corresponding to and engaged with the first abutting face of the two sliding blocks, the boss adjacent to a distal end of the inclined second abutting face to correspond to and be received in the positioning recess and a second plane to correspond to the first plane are respectively formed on two opposite faces of the elongated body of the sliding block.

10. In a light bulb socket having a socket plate and a pair of holes diagonally defined in the socket plate for receiving therein a pair of insertion heads of a light bulb, wherein the improvements comprise:

at least one sliding block adapted to be movably received in the socket plate and having a body, a wedged head formed on a distal end of the body to be adapted to be extending into a joint between the insertion hole and the positioning hole, an abutting block formed on a side of the body and composed of an inclined first abutting face, a positioning recess and a first plane formed between the first abutting face and the positioning recess; and

a releasing block adapted to be movably mounted in the socket plate and having an elongated body and provided with, on at least one side face thereof, an inclined second abutting face corresponding to and engaged with the first abutting face of the at least one sliding block, a boss adjacent to a distal end of the inclined second abutting face to correspond to and be received in the positioning recess and a second plane to correspond to the first plane such that when an insertion head is inserted into the insertion hole, the insertion head is easily extend over the wedged head of the sliding block to be securely received in the positioning hole and when the insertion head is to be away from the hole, movement of the releasing block toward the at least one sliding block allows the boss to be received in the positioning recess and forces the at least one sliding block to move away from the hole to free the insertion head from the wedged head and movement of the insertion head releases limitation to the boss from the positioning recess as a result of engagement between the insertion head and the wedged head.

11. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 10, wherein there are two oppositely located sliding blocks respectively corresponding to one of the two holes.

12. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of the two sliding blocks is further provided with a first passage to receive therein a first spring so that the two sliding block are able to move.

13. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 12, wherein the releasing block has a second passage defined therein to receive a second spring so that the sliding block is able to move.

14. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 13, wherein the releasing block has a second passage defined therein to receive a second spring so that the sliding block is able to move.

15. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 11, wherein the inclined second abutting face corresponding to and engaged with the first abutting face of the two sliding blocks, the boss adjacent to a distal end of the inclined second abutting face to correspond to and be received in the positioning recess and a second plane to correspond to the first plane are respectively formed on two opposite faces of the elongated body of the sliding block.

16. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 12, wherein the inclined second abutting face corresponding to and engaged with the first abutting face of the two sliding blocks, the boss adjacent to a distal end of the inclined second abutting face to correspond to and be received in the positioning recess and a second plane to correspond to the first plane are respectively formed on two opposite faces of the elongated body of the sliding block.

17. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 13, wherein the inclined second abutting face corresponding to and engaged with the first abutting face of the two sliding blocks, the boss adjacent to a distal end of the inclined second abutting face to correspond to and be received in the positioning recess and a second plane to correspond to the first plane are respectively formed on two opposite faces of the elongated body of the sliding block.

18. The safety mechanism as claimed in claim 14, wherein the inclined second abutting face corresponding to and engaged with the first abutting face of the two sliding blocks, the boss adjacent to a distal end of the inclined second abutting face to correspond to and be received in the positioning recess and a second plane to correspond to the first plane are respectively formed on two opposite faces of the elongated body of the sliding block.