US3276014A
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Housing for indicating lamp or other electrical components
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1963-11-29
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Granted: 1966-09-27
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Expires: 1983-11-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Rueger Herman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:48
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; B; B60; B60Q; B60Q3/00; B60Q3/10; B60Q3/14; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/422; H01R33/00; F; F21; F21W; F21W2111/00; H01R33/05; H01R33/06; H01R33/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A SIGNAL STRUCTURE TO BE MOUNTED IN AN APERTURED PANEL, SAID STRUCTURE CONTAINING A PILOT LAMP WITH ELECTRICAL LEADS, A HOLLOW TUBULAR HOUSING OF INSULATING MATERIAL, FLANGE MEANS ON ONE END OF SAID TUBULAR HOUSING, INTEGRAL RESILIENT FIN-LIKE MEANS ON SAID TUBULAR HOUSING SPACED FROM SAID FLANGE MEANS, SAID FIN-LIKE MEANS BEING FLEXIBLE TO PASS THROUGH AN APERTURE TO CLAMP THE FLANGE MEANS OF SAID TUBULAR HOUSING AGAINST A PANEL, A LAMP-PROTECTING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID TUBULAR HOUSING IN WHICH SAID PILOT LAMP IS DISPOSED, SAID LAMPPROTECTING MEAN HAVING A LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FLANGE MEANS WHEN SAID LAMP-PROTECTING MEANS IS DISPOSED IN SAID TUBULAR HOUSING, CONNECTOR-CARRIER MEANS IN SAID LAMP-PROTECTING MEANS CARRYING CONNECTOR MEANS, SAID ELECTRICAL LEADS CONNECTED TO SAID CONNECTOR MEANS, AND TERMINAL-CARRIER MEANS INCLUDING TERMINAL MEANS REMOVABLY MOUNTED THEREON, SAID TERMINAL-CARRIER MEANS REMOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID TUBULAR HOUSING AND BEING SPACED FROM SAID FLANGE MEANS, SAID TERMINAL MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CONNECTOR MEANS WHEN SAID LAMP-PROTECTING MEANS IS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID TUBULAR HOUSING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A SIGNAL STRUCTURE TO BE MOUNTED IN AN APERTURED PANEL, SAID STRUCTURE CONTAINING A PILOT LAMP WITH ELECTRICAL LEADS, A HOLLOW TUBULAR HOUSING OF INSULATING MATERIAL, FLANGE MEANS ON ONE END OF SAID TUBULAR HOUSING, INTEGRAL RESILIENT FIN-LIKE MEANS ON SAID TUBULAR HOUSING SPACED FROM SAID FLANGE MEANS, SAID FIN-LIKE MEANS BEING FLEXIBLE TO PASS THROUGH AN APERTURE TO CLAMP THE FLANGE MEANS OF SAID TUBULAR HOUSING AGAINST A PANEL, A LAMP-PROTECTING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID TUBULAR HOUSING IN WHICH SAID PILOT LAMP IS DISPOSED, SAID LAMPPROTECTING MEAN HAVING A LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FLANGE MEANS WHEN SAID LAMP-PROTECTING MEANS IS DISPOSED IN SAID TUBULAR HOUSING, CONNECTOR-CARRIER MEANS IN SAID LAMP-PROTECTING MEANS CARRYING CONNECTOR MEANS, SAID ELECTRICAL LEADS CONNECTED TO SAID CONNECTOR MEANS, AND TERMINAL-CARRIER MEANS INCLUDING TERMINAL MEANS REMOVABLY MOUNTED THEREON, SAID TERMINAL-CARRIER MEANS REMOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID TUBULAR HOUSING AND BEING SPACED FROM SAID FLANGE MEANS, SAID TERMINAL MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CONNECTOR MEANS WHEN SAID LAMP-PROTECTING MEANS IS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID TUBULAR HOUSING.
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