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Lampholder

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1963-04-19
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1983-04-19
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Emmett J Mclaughlin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 12:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R33/00; H01R33/05; H01R33/06; H01R33/08; H01R33/0881

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 306 words
A LAMPHOLDER FOR SUPPORTING AND ENERGIZING AN ELONGATED LAMP HAVING A WIRE PIGTAIL LEAD CONDUCTIVELY ATTACHED TO EACH OF RESPECTIVE END PORTIONS THEREOF, SAID LAMPHOLDER COMPRISING AN INSULATIVE HOUSING HAVING BASE AND CAP MEMBERS, SAIDBASE MEMBER HAVING A FLANGED BASE PORTION SUPPORTABLE ON A REFERENCE BACK SIDE OF A WALL MEMBER AND FURTHER HAVING AN ELONGATED OPEN-END PROJECTING PORTION EXTENDING FROM SAID BASE PORTION AND BEING EXTENDIBLE THROUGH AN OPENING IN SAID WALL MEMBER SO AS TO EXTEND FORWARDLY OF THE FRONT SIDE OF SAID WALL MEMBER, TERMINAL MEANS HAVING A FIRST PORTION THEREOF DISPOSED ON SAID BASE PORTION FOR ATTAHCMENT TO A LINE WIRE AND FURTHER HAVING ANOTHER PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING FROM SAID FIRST TERMINAL MEANS PORTION INTO SAID BASE MEMBER PROJECTING PORTION WHERE FRONTAL WIREING ACCESS IS PROVIDED THERETO, WIRE ENGAGEMENT MEASN FOR ATTAHING THE WIRE LAMP LEAD OF AN ADJACENT LAMP END PORTION TO SAID OTHER TERMINAL MEANS PORTION, SAID HOUSING CAP MEMBER HAVING AN END WALL AND WALL MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID CAP END WALL TOWARD SAID BASE MEMEBR PROJECTING PORTION, SAID CAP WALL MEAN HAVING AN OPENING FOR EXTENSION OF SAID LAMP END PORTION INTO SAID CAP MEMBER, SAID CAP WALL MEANS INCLUDING A SIDE WALL DISPOSED OUTWARDLY OF SAID LAMP END PORTION INTHE LAMP LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION, A BASE MEMBER PROJECTING WALL AND AN END PORTION OF SAID CAP SIDE WALL HAVING PIVOTALLY INTERENGAGING SHOULDER AND RECESS MEANS, AND RESILIENT SPRING MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID BASE MEMBER AND HAVING A PORTION THEREOF FOR RETAINING SAID SHOULDER AND RECESS MEANS IN PIVOTAL INTERENGAGEMENT, ANOTHER PORTION OF SAID RESILIENT SPRING MEANS DETACHABLY AND RESILIENTLY ENGAGED WITH SAID CAP END WALL TO URGE SAID CAP MEMBER PIVOTALLY INTO SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENE WITH SAID LAMP END PORTION, AND MEANS FOR LIMITING THE LAMP SUPPORTING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CAP MEMBER TOWARD SAID BASE MEMBER PROJECTING PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 306 words
A LAMPHOLDER FOR SUPPORTING AND ENERGIZING AN ELONGATED LAMP HAVING A WIRE PIGTAIL LEAD CONDUCTIVELY ATTACHED TO EACH OF RESPECTIVE END PORTIONS THEREOF, SAID LAMPHOLDER COMPRISING AN INSULATIVE HOUSING HAVING BASE AND CAP MEMBERS, SAIDBASE MEMBER HAVING A FLANGED BASE PORTION SUPPORTABLE ON A REFERENCE BACK SIDE OF A WALL MEMBER AND FURTHER HAVING AN ELONGATED OPEN-END PROJECTING PORTION EXTENDING FROM SAID BASE PORTION AND BEING EXTENDIBLE THROUGH AN OPENING IN SAID WALL MEMBER SO AS TO EXTEND FORWARDLY OF THE FRONT SIDE OF SAID WALL MEMBER, TERMINAL MEANS HAVING A FIRST PORTION THEREOF DISPOSED ON SAID BASE PORTION FOR ATTAHCMENT TO A LINE WIRE AND FURTHER HAVING ANOTHER PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING FROM SAID FIRST TERMINAL MEANS PORTION INTO SAID BASE MEMBER PROJECTING PORTION WHERE FRONTAL WIREING ACCESS IS PROVIDED THERETO, WIRE ENGAGEMENT MEASN FOR ATTAHING THE WIRE LAMP LEAD OF AN ADJACENT LAMP END PORTION TO SAID OTHER TERMINAL MEANS PORTION, SAID HOUSING CAP MEMBER HAVING AN END WALL AND WALL MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID CAP END WALL TOWARD SAID BASE MEMEBR PROJECTING PORTION, SAID CAP WALL MEAN HAVING AN OPENING FOR EXTENSION OF SAID LAMP END PORTION INTO SAID CAP MEMBER, SAID CAP WALL MEANS INCLUDING A SIDE WALL DISPOSED OUTWARDLY OF SAID LAMP END PORTION INTHE LAMP LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION, A BASE MEMBER PROJECTING WALL AND AN END PORTION OF SAID CAP SIDE WALL HAVING PIVOTALLY INTERENGAGING SHOULDER AND RECESS MEANS, AND RESILIENT SPRING MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID BASE MEMBER AND HAVING A PORTION THEREOF FOR RETAINING SAID SHOULDER AND RECESS MEANS IN PIVOTAL INTERENGAGEMENT, ANOTHER PORTION OF SAID RESILIENT SPRING MEANS DETACHABLY AND RESILIENTLY ENGAGED WITH SAID CAP END WALL TO URGE SAID CAP MEMBER PIVOTALLY INTO SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENE WITH SAID LAMP END PORTION, AND MEANS FOR LIMITING THE LAMP SUPPORTING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CAP MEMBER TOWARD SAID BASE MEMBER PROJECTING PORTION.

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