Decorative lamp assembly

• US 5,499,174 A
• Filed: 09/21/1994
• Issued: 03/12/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yuan Mei Decorative Lamp & Painting Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Yuan Mei Decorative Lamp & Painting Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Cheng-Yuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar, Stephen F.
• Application Number:
  US08/310,236
• Time in Patent Office: 538 Days
• Field of Search: 362/267, 362/226, 362/311, 362/353, 362/375, 362/363, 362/806
• US Class Current: 362/353
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/10 with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/806 Ornamental or decorative

Abstract

A decorative lamp assembly includes a lamp holder which has a substantially cylindrical seat with an upper end, a lower end and an elongated cylindrical wall extending from the upper end to the lower end. A lamp is connected securely to the upper end of the cylindrical seat and has two electrical wires extending outwardly through the cylindrical seat. A lamp casing has a bottom access opening. A lamp-casing holder has a one-piece hollow body which includes an inner cylindrical wall that is sleeved rightly around the cylindrical seat, and an outer cylindrical wall that is concentric with the inner cylindrical wall an annular groove for receiving tightly the annular neck portion of the lamp casing when the lamp casing covers the lamp.

Claims

1. A decorative lamp assembly comprising:

a lamp holder including a substantially cylindrical seat having an upper end, a lower end and an elongated cylindrical wall extending from said upper end to said lower end;

a lamp connected securely to said upper end of said cylindrical seat and having two electrical wires extending outwardly through said cylindrical seat;

a lamp casing having a bottom access opening and an annular neck portion extending downwardly from said access opening; and

a lamp-casing holder having a one-piece hollow body which includes an inner cylindrical wall that is sleeved tightly around said cylindrical seat, and an outer cylindrical wall that is concentric with said inner cylindrical wall to confine with said inner cylindrical wall an annular groove for receiving tightly said annular neck portion of said lamp casing when said lamp casing covers said lamp.

2. A decorative lamp assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said inner cylindrical wall of said lamp-casing holder has a top end, a bottom end and an intermediate portion between said top and bottom ends, said outer cylindrical wall of said lamp-casing holder having a lower end, which extends toward and which is connected integrally to said intermediate portion of said inner cylindrical wall, and an upper open end which extends upwardly of said top end of said inner cylindrical wall.

3. A decorative lamp assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said hollow body of said lamp-casing holder is made of a rubber material.

4. A decorative lamp assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said lamp holder has an annular flange extending radially and outwardly from said cylindrical wall of said cylindrical seat adjacent to said lower end of said cylindrical seat, said bottom end of said inner cylindrical wall resting on said annular flange.

5. A decorative lamp assembly as claimed in claim 4 wherein said lamp holder has a plurality of spaced engaging ribs extending axially on said cylindrical wall of said cylindrical seat above said annular flange.

6. A decorative lamp assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a waterproof cap which is attached removably to said lower end of said cylindrical seat and which has a cylindrical wall, a top opening and a bottom wall, said cylindrical wall of said waterproof cap being formed with two opposite notches for passage of said electrical wires.