Electric incandescent lamps

Claim 1

IN THE COMBINATION OF A SOCKET AND LAMP; A SOCKET COMPRISING A BODY OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING A RECESS FORMED IN ONE FACE THEREOF, AT LEAST THE INNER PORTION OF THE RECESS BEING OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR FORM TO RECEIVE THE PINCH OF A LAMP, A PAIR OF PLATE CONTACTS ARRANGED IN SPACED APART RELATION ADJACENT THE LONGER SIDES OF THE RECESS, WITH A PART OF EACH OF SAID CONTACTS PROJECTING THROUGH A RESPECTIVE OPENING IN A WALL OF THE BODY WHICH IS PARALLEL TO THE FACE HAVING THE RECESS THEREIN AND EACH CONTACT HAVING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTION THEREON, AND A CAPLESS ELECTRIC INCANDESCENT LAMP COMPRISING A GLASS ENVELOPE WITH A FLATTENED GLASS PINCH PROVIDING TWO SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL FACES ON ONE END THEREOF AND TWO LEAD-IN CONDUCTORS BROUGHT OUT THROUGH THE PINCH WITH THE END PORTION OF EACH CONDUCTOR BENT BACK, ONE PARALLEL TO EACH ONE OF THE PARALLEL FACES, SAID END PORTIONS BEING POSITIONED ONE ADJACENT EACH OF THE OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE PARALLEL FACES AND WITH A RECESS LOCATED IN THE PORTION OF EACH FACE WHICH EXTENDS BETWEEN THE CONDUCTOR ON THAT FACE AND THE EDGE OF THE FACE REMOTE FROM THE CONDUCTOR, SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTION ENGAGING WITH ONE OF SAID RECESSES ON THE PINCH OF THE LAMP AND SAID PLATE CONTACT ENGAGING AND PRESSING AN END PORTION OF A CONDUCTOR AGAINST THE FACE OF THE PINCH OF THE LAMP.