← Back to Patent Explorer
US3097903A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Light fixture

Assignee: Esquire Inc
•
Filing: 1960-06-27
•
Granted: 1963-07-16
•
Expires: 1980-06-27
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Moore Buell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 22:14
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V29/00; F21V29/85; F21V29/89; F21V19/00; F21V19/0075; F21V19/008; F21V29/50; F21V29/70; F21V29/74; F21V21/00; F21V21/14; F21V21/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 216 words
A LIGHT FIXTURE, COMPRISING AN ENCLOSED METAL CASE HAVING SPACED-APART SOCKETS IN THE END WALLS THEREOF TO ELECTRICALLY MOUNT A LAMP THEREBETWEEN, EACH SOCKET COMPRISING MEANS ON THE END WALL OF THE CASE PROVIDING AN ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL OPENING WHICH EXTENDS INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER SIDE OF THE INNER SIDE OF SAID END WALL, A CERAMIC SLEEVE DISPOSED WITHIN AND HAVING AN OUTER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE CONTACTING ALONG SAID OPENING, A TERMINAL RECEIVED WITHIN THE SLEEVE IN CONTACTING RELATION THERETO AND SPACED FROM THE INNER END THEREOF TO PROVIDE A RECESS WITHIN THE SLEEVE FOR RECEIVING AN END OF THE LAMP, SPRING MEANS FOR URGING THE TERMINALS WITHIN SAID SLEEVES INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TERMINALS ON THE ENDS OF THE LAMPS WHEN SAID ENDS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN SAID RECESSES AND BEING YIELDABLE TO PERMIT FIRST ONE AND THEN THE OTHER LAMP END TO B INSERTED WITHIN OR RELIEVED FROM ITS RECESS, AND A COVER REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO THE OUTER SIDE OF THE END WALL OF THE HOUSING TO ENCLOSE THE OUTER END OF EACH SOCKET, THE THICKNESS OF EACH END WALL FROM ITS INNER TO ITS OUTER SIDE AND THE LONGITUDIANAL EXTENT OF THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE SLEEVE AND SOCKET OPENING EXTENDING THROUGH SAID END WALL EACH BEING RELATIVELY LARGE WITH RESPECT TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 216 words
A LIGHT FIXTURE, COMPRISING AN ENCLOSED METAL CASE HAVING SPACED-APART SOCKETS IN THE END WALLS THEREOF TO ELECTRICALLY MOUNT A LAMP THEREBETWEEN, EACH SOCKET COMPRISING MEANS ON THE END WALL OF THE CASE PROVIDING AN ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL OPENING WHICH EXTENDS INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER SIDE OF THE INNER SIDE OF SAID END WALL, A CERAMIC SLEEVE DISPOSED WITHIN AND HAVING AN OUTER CYLINDRICAL SURFACE CONTACTING ALONG SAID OPENING, A TERMINAL RECEIVED WITHIN THE SLEEVE IN CONTACTING RELATION THERETO AND SPACED FROM THE INNER END THEREOF TO PROVIDE A RECESS WITHIN THE SLEEVE FOR RECEIVING AN END OF THE LAMP, SPRING MEANS FOR URGING THE TERMINALS WITHIN SAID SLEEVES INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TERMINALS ON THE ENDS OF THE LAMPS WHEN SAID ENDS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN SAID RECESSES AND BEING YIELDABLE TO PERMIT FIRST ONE AND THEN THE OTHER LAMP END TO B INSERTED WITHIN OR RELIEVED FROM ITS RECESS, AND A COVER REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO THE OUTER SIDE OF THE END WALL OF THE HOUSING TO ENCLOSE THE OUTER END OF EACH SOCKET, THE THICKNESS OF EACH END WALL FROM ITS INNER TO ITS OUTER SIDE AND THE LONGITUDIANAL EXTENT OF THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE SLEEVE AND SOCKET OPENING EXTENDING THROUGH SAID END WALL EACH BEING RELATIVELY LARGE WITH RESPECT TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID OPENING.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US778756A Cited
US1533975A Cited
US1708068A Cited
US1935440A Cited
US1785332A Cited
US2150497A Cited
GB528283A Cited
US2215531A Cited
US2393616A Cited
US2642632A Cited
US2769082A Cited
US2997574A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-07-15 1967-01-14 1967-07-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-07-15 1971-01-14 1971-07-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-07-15 1975-01-14 1975-07-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag