Lamp base locking clip
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1. A lamp comprising:
- a hollow body including a light source, said body terminating in a neck;
at least two lead-in wires extending from said neck, said neck being substantially circular in cross-section and having a longitudinal axis with a given circumference about said axis;
a keyway formed in said neck parallel to said axis and having a circumferential extent less than said given circumference;
a lamp base locking clip positioned in said keyway, said locking clip having a first end having a given thickness, an intermediate portion having a thickness at least approximately 3 times said given thickness, and a second end having said given thickness;
a first of said lead-in wires being electrically connected to said first end of said clip;
a lamp base shell having first and second electrically conductive portions separated by an insulator fitted on said neck, said first portion of said lamp base shell being electrically connected to said clip; and
the other of said lead-in wires being electrically connected to said second electrically conductive portion.
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Abstract
A lamp base locking clip comprises a first end having a given thickness; an intermediate portion having a thickness at least approximately 3 times said given thickness and a second end having said given thickness. The intermediate portion is defined by opposed, space apart, first and second surfaces, said first end being contiguous with said first surface and said second end being contiguous with said second surface. In a preferred embodiment the clip is formed from a single piece of ribbon material and said intermediate portion is formed by folding said ribbon to have two reentrant portions. The preferred embodiment is especially suited for automation.
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1. A lamp comprising:
- a hollow body including a light source, said body terminating in a neck;
at least two lead-in wires extending from said neck, said neck being substantially circular in cross-section and having a longitudinal axis with a given circumference about said axis;
a keyway formed in said neck parallel to said axis and having a circumferential extent less than said given circumference;
a lamp base locking clip positioned in said keyway, said locking clip having a first end having a given thickness, an intermediate portion having a thickness at least approximately 3 times said given thickness, and a second end having said given thickness;
a first of said lead-in wires being electrically connected to said first end of said clip;
a lamp base shell having first and second electrically conductive portions separated by an insulator fitted on said neck, said first portion of said lamp base shell being electrically connected to said clip; and
the other of said lead-in wires being electrically connected to said second electrically conductive portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a hollow body including a light source, said body terminating in a neck;
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6. A locking clip comprising:
- a first end having a given thickness;
an intermediate portion having a thickness approximately 3 times said given thickness and a second end having said given thickness;
said intermediate portion being defined by opposed, space apart, first and second surfaces, said first end being orthogonal to said second end and contiguous with said first surface and said second end being contiguous with said second surface. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
- a first end having a given thickness;
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11. A locking clip comprising:
- a first end having a given thickness;
an intermediate portion having a thickness approximately 3 times said given thickness and a second end having said given thickness;
said intermediate portion being defined by opposed, space apart, first and second surfaces, said first end being contiguous with said first surface and said second end being contiguous with said second surface, said intermediate portion comprising a hollow space defined by a right angled bend on said first end and said second end.
- a first end having a given thickness;
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12. A locking clip comprising:
- a first end having a given thickness;
an intermediate portion having a thickness approximately 3 times said given thickness and a second end having said given thickness;
said intermediate portion being defined by opposed, space apart, first and second surfaces, said first end being contiguous with said first surface and said second end being contiguous with said second surface, said intermediate portion comprising a hollow space defined by a right angled bend formed on one of said ends and a rib formed on one of said ends.
- a first end having a given thickness;
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