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Lamp connector

Assignee: Noma Corp
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Filing: 1959-12-07
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Granted: 1963-09-24
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Expires: 1979-12-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Capel Frederick Ernest

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 20:25
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R33/00; H01R33/05; H01R33/06; H01R33/09; F; F21; F21S; F21S4/00; F21S4/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 222 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A BASELESS LAMP HAVING TWO EXPOSED FLEXIBLE WIRE LEADS; OF AN INSULATING CAP MEMBER HAVING A RECESS EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM ONE END THEREOF REMOVABLY RECEIVING SAID LAMP AND HAVING ALSO A TRANVERSE WALL AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID RECESS FORMED WITH TWO OPENINGS SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER AND EXTENDING FROM WITHOUT SAID WALL TO SAID RECESS, SAID WIRE LEADS RESPECTIVELY EXTENDING FROM SAID LAMP THROUGH AND OUTWARDLY BEYOND SAID WALL AND BEING BENT TO EXTEND RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID OPENINGS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO THE OUTSIDE OF SAID CAP MEMBER AND ALSO BEING RETURN BENT AND BOTH EXTENDING ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF SAID CAP MEMBER REVERSELY TO THEIR DIRECTION OF EXTENT THROUGH SAID OPENINGS; A TUBULAR MEMBER OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING A BORE EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM ONE END THEREOF AND PROVIDING A SOCKET REMOVABLY RECEIVING SAID CAP MEMBER; AND A PAIR OF CONTACTS IN SAID SOCKET FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING SAID WIRE LEADS AND PREVENTING THE LATTER FROM BEING PULLED BACK THROUGH SAID OPENINGS, WHEREBY SAID WIRE LEADS HOLD SAID LAMP IN SAID RECESS WHEN SAID CAP MEMBER IS RECEIVED IN SAID SOCKET, REMOVAL OF SAID CAP MEMBER FROM SAID SOCKET AND DISENGAGING OF SAID WIRE LEADS FROM SAID CONTACTS ENABLING SAID WIRE LEADS TO BE WITHDRAWN THROUGH SAID OPENINGS TO ENABLE SAID LAMP TO BE REMOVED FROM SAID CAP MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 222 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A BASELESS LAMP HAVING TWO EXPOSED FLEXIBLE WIRE LEADS; OF AN INSULATING CAP MEMBER HAVING A RECESS EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM ONE END THEREOF REMOVABLY RECEIVING SAID LAMP AND HAVING ALSO A TRANVERSE WALL AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID RECESS FORMED WITH TWO OPENINGS SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER AND EXTENDING FROM WITHOUT SAID WALL TO SAID RECESS, SAID WIRE LEADS RESPECTIVELY EXTENDING FROM SAID LAMP THROUGH AND OUTWARDLY BEYOND SAID WALL AND BEING BENT TO EXTEND RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID OPENINGS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO THE OUTSIDE OF SAID CAP MEMBER AND ALSO BEING RETURN BENT AND BOTH EXTENDING ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF SAID CAP MEMBER REVERSELY TO THEIR DIRECTION OF EXTENT THROUGH SAID OPENINGS; A TUBULAR MEMBER OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING A BORE EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM ONE END THEREOF AND PROVIDING A SOCKET REMOVABLY RECEIVING SAID CAP MEMBER; AND A PAIR OF CONTACTS IN SAID SOCKET FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING SAID WIRE LEADS AND PREVENTING THE LATTER FROM BEING PULLED BACK THROUGH SAID OPENINGS, WHEREBY SAID WIRE LEADS HOLD SAID LAMP IN SAID RECESS WHEN SAID CAP MEMBER IS RECEIVED IN SAID SOCKET, REMOVAL OF SAID CAP MEMBER FROM SAID SOCKET AND DISENGAGING OF SAID WIRE LEADS FROM SAID CONTACTS ENABLING SAID WIRE LEADS TO BE WITHDRAWN THROUGH SAID OPENINGS TO ENABLE SAID LAMP TO BE REMOVED FROM SAID CAP MEMBER.

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