Push-in bulb base for bayonet-type bulb sockets
First Claim
1. A push-in bulb base for being received and retained in a commercially available bayonet-type bulb socket having at least one L-shaped retaining groove or slot, said bulb base comprising;
- a body being generally cylindrical in shape and dimensioned to be slidably received within the bulb base;
at least one electrical terminal, said electrical terminal extending through said body generally along its longitudinal axis such that an electrical connection can be made with an electrical terminal of the bulb socket;
means for selectively retaining said bulb base in the bulb socket, said retaining means being normally biased to a first position wherein said retaining means engages a horizontal leg of the L-shaped groove or slot of the bulb socket and movable to a second position in response to pushing said bulb base into the bulb socket or pulling said bulb base from the bulb socket, and;
means for aligning said bulb base in the bulb socket such that said retaining means is properly aligned with the horizontal leg of the L-shaped groove or slot.
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Abstract
A push-in bulb base for use in a bayonet-type bulb socket. The push-in base does not require turning of the bulb base to engage the retaining bayonets of the bulb base in the L-shaped retaining slot of the bulb socket. The push-in bulb base has integrally formed flexible retainers which flex inward during installation and then flex back to their normal position to engage the L-shaped retaining slots of the bulb socket. An integrally formed alignment rib prevents the bulb base from being inserted into the bulb socket in a position that would prohibit the engagement of the retainer with the L-shaped retaining slot.
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48 Claims
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1. A push-in bulb base for being received and retained in a commercially available bayonet-type bulb socket having at least one L-shaped retaining groove or slot, said bulb base comprising;
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a body being generally cylindrical in shape and dimensioned to be slidably received within the bulb base; at least one electrical terminal, said electrical terminal extending through said body generally along its longitudinal axis such that an electrical connection can be made with an electrical terminal of the bulb socket; means for selectively retaining said bulb base in the bulb socket, said retaining means being normally biased to a first position wherein said retaining means engages a horizontal leg of the L-shaped groove or slot of the bulb socket and movable to a second position in response to pushing said bulb base into the bulb socket or pulling said bulb base from the bulb socket, and; means for aligning said bulb base in the bulb socket such that said retaining means is properly aligned with the horizontal leg of the L-shaped groove or slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A push-in bulb base for being received and retained in a commercially available bayonet-type bulb socket having at least one L-shaped retaining groove or slot, said bulb base comprising;
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a generally cylindrical body dimensioned to be slidably received within the bulb socket; at least one electrical terminal, said electrical terminal extending through said body generally along its longitudinal axis such that an electrical connection can be made with an electrical terminal of the bulb socket; at least one retainer lever integrally formed from said body and flexibly connected to said body at a proximate end such that a distal end is normally in a first position and is movable to a second position in response to said bulb base being pushed into the bulb socket; retaining means integrally formed from said distal end of said at least one retainer lever such that said retaining means selectively engages a horizontal leg of the L-shaped groove or slot of the bulb socket thereby retaining said bulb base in the bulb socket, and; means for aligning said bulb base in the bulb socket such that said retaining means and the horizontal leg of the L-shaped groove or slot are properly aligned. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A push-in base for being received and retained in a bayonet-type bulb socket having at least one L-shaped retaining groove or slot, said base comprising;
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a generally cylindrical body dimensioned to be slidably received within the bulb socket and defining at least one electrical terminal passage extending through said body generally along its longitudinal axis; at least one electrical terminal being substantially received within said at least one terminal passage such that an electrical connection can be made with an electrical terminal of the bayonet-type bulb socket; at least one retainer lever integrally formed from said body and being flexibly connected to said body at a proximate end such that a distal end is movable between a first position and a second position in response to said base being pushed into the bayonet type bulb socket; retaining means integrally formed from said distal end such that said retaining means selectively engages a horizontal leg of the L-shaped groove or slot of the bulb socket, and means for aligning said base in the bulb socket such that said retaining means is properly aligned with the horizontal leg of the L-shaped groove or slot and said at least one electrical terminal of said base is properly aligned for making contact with a particular electrical terminal of the bulb socket. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A push-in bulb base for being received in a bayonet-type bulb socket integrally formed from and substantially enclosed by a translucent housing, the bulb socket having at least one L-shaped retaining groove or slot, said bulb base comprising;
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a body generally cylindrical in shape and dimensioned to be received within the bulb socket, said body defining at least one electrical terminal passage extending generally along its longitudinal axis and having an upper portion for slidably receiving at least one printed circuit board having a plurality of LED'"'"'s attached thereto; at least one electrical terminal being substantially received within said at least one terminal passage and electrically connected to said at least one printed circuit board, said electrical terminal providing an electrical connection between said at least one printed circuit board and an electrical terminal of the bayonet-type bulb socket; means for selectively retaining said bulb base in the bulb socket, said retaining means being normally biased to a first position wherein said retaining means engages a horizontal leg of the L-shaped groove or slot of the bulb socket and movable to a second position in response to pushing said bulb base into the bulb socket or pulling said bulb base from the bulb socket, and; means for aligning said bulb base in the bulb socket such that said retaining means is properly aligned with the horizontal leg of the L-shaped groove or slot and said electrical terminal of said bulb base is properly aligned for making contact with a particular electrical terminal of the bulb socket. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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