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Push-in bulb base for bayonet-type bulb sockets

  • US 5,669,703 A
  • Filed: 12/28/1995
  • Issued: 09/23/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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;

  • 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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