Replaceable miniature lamp assembly

Claim 1

IN A MINIATURE ILLUMINATING LAMP, AN ASSEMBLY FOR REPLACEABLE CONNECTING AN ILLUMINATING BULB, HAVING ELONGATED FLEXIBLE LEADS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE BULB, IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, COMPRISING: A HOUSING HAVING A RECEPTACLE FOR RECEIVING THE BULB; AND A PAIR OF ELONGATED TUBULAR CONDUCTORS, EACH SLIDABLY RECEIVING AND REMOVABLY ENGAGING WITH A LOOSE FIT ONE OF THE LEADS OF SAID BULB, THE INTERIOR RADIAL DIMENSIONS OF SAID TUBULAR CONDUCTORS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THAN BUT RELATED TO THE EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS OF THE LEADS TO INSURE THAT THE EXTERIOR SURFAE OF THE LEAD SLIDABLY RECEIVED AND REMOVABLY ENGAGED THEREIN BEARS AGAINST THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID CONDUCTOR ALONG A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF ITS LENGTH ESTABLISHING AN AREA OF ELECTRICAL CONTACT SUFFICIENT TO TRANSFER ELECTRICAL ENERGY FOR OPERATING SAID BULB, EACH OF SAID CONDUCTORS HAVING AN OPEN END TERMINATING IN SAID HOUSING AND AN OPPOSITE END TERMINATING OUTSIDE SAID HOUSING FOR CONNECTION INTO AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.