Flash lamp mounting means for cameras

Claim 1

FLASH LAMP MOUNTING MEANS COMPRISING A SOCKET MOUNTED ON THE OUTER WALL OF A CAMERA CASE, SAID SOCKET HAVING A SUPPORTING PLATE ENGAGING SAID WALL FORMED WITH UPSTANDING FLANGES AT OPPOSITE ENDS AND INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES AT THE OUTER ENDS THEREOF IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID PLATE, SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES TERMINATING IN PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATION AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CENTER OF SAID PLATE, SAID PLATE BEING FORMED WITH A CENTRAL APERTURE, A CONTACT PIN HAVING ONE END MOUNTED IN THE CENTER OF SAID APERTURE, A FLASH LAMP HOLDER HAVING A PLUG FORMED TO SLIDABLY ENGAGE IN SAID CENTRAL APERTURE HAVING A CENTRAL CONTACT ENGAGING SAID CONTACT PIN, AND A BASE PLATE MOUNTED ON SAID PLUG WITH OPPOSITE ENDS EXTENDING IN SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSE DIAMETRICAL RELATION OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION THEREOF, SAID BASE PLATE HAVING A WIDTH LESS THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ENDS OF SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES FOR MOVEMENT INTO SAID SOCKET TO ENGAGE SAID PLATE, AND SAID PLUG BEING ROTATABLE IN SAID SOCKET FOR ENGAGING THE ENDS OF SAID BASE PLATE UNDER SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES FOR DETACHABLY LOCKING SAID FLASH LAMP HOLDER IN SAID SOCKET.