Lamp mounting bracket

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A LAMP HAVING A RIGID BASE, A LAMP MOUNTING ADAPTER COMPRISING, AN ELONGATED MOUNTING SECTION ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO A SUPPORTING SURFACE ADAJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF AND HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION, RESILIENT ARMS CONNECTED TO SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION EXTENDING TOWARD SAID OPPOSITE ENDS IN SPACED RELATION TO THE MOUNTING SECTION AND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RIGID BASE OF THE LAMP, RETAINING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID RESILIENT ARMS RECEIVING SAID RIGID BASE OF THE LAMP THEREBETWEEN, SAID RETAINING MEANS COMPRISING, ENLARGEMENTS FORMED AT TERMINAL ENDS OFC SAID RESILIENT ARMS FORMING RIM RECEIVING RECESSES, AND CAMMING SURFACES FORMED ON SAID ENLARGEMENTS FOR DEFLECTING SAID RESILIENT ARMS TOWARD THE MOUNTING SECTION IN RESPONSE TO INSERTION OF THE RIGID BASE OF THE LAMP THEREBETWEEN FOR SEATING IN SAID RIM RECEIVING RECESSES, AND PROJECTING CONTACT MEANS EMBEDDED IN SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION UNEQUALLY SPACED FROM SAID RESILIENT ARMS AND RECEIVED IN CONTACT RECEIVING SOCKET ON THE BASE ON THE LAMP UPON DEFORMATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION BY THE RESILIENT ARMS FOR LOCKED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LAMP WHEN SEATED IN THE RETAINING MEANS.