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Socket mounting structure for vehicle lights

  • US 3,935,445 A
  • Filed: 03/04/1974
  • Issued: 01/27/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A light for external mounting on vehicles comprising:

  • a housing having walls defining an enclosure, said enclosure having an access opening on one side thereof;

    a translucent lens removably attached to said housing in covering relation to said access opening;

    a light bulb socket completely contained and enclosed within said housing;

    an opening in a wall of said housing for the passage of lead wires from said socket therethrough;

    a base plate on which said socket is fixedly secured to provide a socket assembly;

    locating and retention means within said housing for holding said socket assembly therein comprising at least one pair of closely spaced retention members secured to the inside of said housing, with said socket base plate held between said retention members in a forced fit therewith; and

    a hold-down element projecting from the inside face of said lens, said hold-down element being of a predetermined length such that it will firmly bear against said socket assembly, thereby securing said socket against displacement in a direction toward said lens side of said housing when said lens is attached thereto.

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