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US3335387A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Lamp socket

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1965-05-26
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Granted: 1967-08-08
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Expires: 1985-05-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mueller Jacob

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 01:28
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/301; H01; H01R; H01R33/00; H01R33/05; H01R33/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
A LAMP SOCKET FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS COMPRISING: (A) AN ELONGATED UNITARY BODY MEMBER FORMED OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL, AND HAVING (A) A BORE EXTENDING PARTIALLY THERETHROUGH FROM ONE END AND ALONG ITS LENGTH TO BOTTOM AT AN END WALL AT ITS OTHER END, (B) RECESSES EXTENDING INTO SAID END WALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID BORE AND TERMINATING IN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH SLOTS FORMED IN THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID END WALL FROM THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID BODY MEMBER, AND (C) HOOK MEANS ADJACENT SAID ONE END TO EXTEND THROUGH A HOLE IN SAID BOARD AND GRIP THE BOARD TO SECURE SAID SOCKET THERETO; AND (B) CONNECTOR MEANS POSITIONED IN SAID RECESSES WITH TAIL ELEMENTS PROJECTING INTO SAID SLOTS AND EXTENDING THERETHROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LENGTH OF SAID BODY MEMBER TO TERMINATE AS EXTENSIONS FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL FOR CONNECTION TO WIRING ON SAID PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
A LAMP SOCKET FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS COMPRISING: (A) AN ELONGATED UNITARY BODY MEMBER FORMED OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL, AND HAVING (A) A BORE EXTENDING PARTIALLY THERETHROUGH FROM ONE END AND ALONG ITS LENGTH TO BOTTOM AT AN END WALL AT ITS OTHER END, (B) RECESSES EXTENDING INTO SAID END WALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID BORE AND TERMINATING IN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH SLOTS FORMED IN THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID END WALL FROM THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID BODY MEMBER, AND (C) HOOK MEANS ADJACENT SAID ONE END TO EXTEND THROUGH A HOLE IN SAID BOARD AND GRIP THE BOARD TO SECURE SAID SOCKET THERETO; AND (B) CONNECTOR MEANS POSITIONED IN SAID RECESSES WITH TAIL ELEMENTS PROJECTING INTO SAID SLOTS AND EXTENDING THERETHROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LENGTH OF SAID BODY MEMBER TO TERMINATE AS EXTENSIONS FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL FOR CONNECTION TO WIRING ON SAID PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD.

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