Rail mounted sidemarker and clearance light

Claim 2

A lamp holder comprising a body having means for releasably holding a lamp unit, said body including a socket formation and socket openings adjacent thereto, and a pair of conductive contact elements embedded in said body having grip portions positioned within the socket formation in spaced relation to each other and spaced prongs extending into said socket openings.

Claim 3

In combination with a supporting surface and a lamp having a rigid housing from which terminals project, a lamp mounting base made of an elastomeric material secured to said surface, said base comprising an elongated body having a continuous outer wall extending substantially perpendicular to said surface and an internal supporting wall integrally connected to the outer wall in spaced relation to the supporting surface to form a cavity within the body, resilient rim means connected to the outer wall for releasably holding the lamp housing in an operative position, socket formations on said internal supporting wall receiving the lamp terminals in the operative position of the lamp housing and contact means embedded in the base body and extendinG into the socket formations for establishing electrical paths to the lamp terminals, said socket formations including a central socket and a pair of socket openings on either side of the central socket.

Claim 4

In combination with a supporting surface and a lamp having a rigid housing from which terminals project, a lamp mounting base made of an elastomeric material secured to said surface, said base comprising an elongated body having a continuous outer wall extending substantially perpendicular to said surface and an internal supporting wall integrally connected to the outer wall in spaced relation to the supporting surface to form a cavity within the body, resilient rim means connected to the outer wall for releasably holding the lamp housing in an operative position, socket formations on said internal supporting wall receiving the lamp terminals in the operative position of the lamp housing and contact means embedded in the base body and extendinG into the socket formations for establishing electrical paths to the lamp terminals, said socket formations including a central socket and a pair of socket openings on either side of the central socket.

Claim 5

The combination of claim 2 wherein said contact means includes a pair of conductive contact elements having resilient grip portions positioned within the central socket in close spaced relation to each other and spaced prongs on either side of the grip portion extending into the socket openings.

Claim 6

The combination of claim 3 wherein one of the contact elements further includes a sleeve portion embedded in the base body and a power cable connector embraced by the sleeve portion exposed to said cavity.

Claim 7

A lamp holder base adapted to receive diverse types of lamp units having projecting terminals at different locations, comprising an elongated body having anchoring end portions and means for resiliently holding a lamp unit in operative position, said body being formed with a central socket and a pair of socket openings on either side of the central socket, and a pair of conductive contact elements embedded in said body having resilient grip portions positioned within the central socket in close spaced relation to each other and spaced prongs on either side of the grip portions extending into the socket openings.

Claim 8

A lamp holder base adapted to receive diverse types of lamp units having projecting terminals at different locations, comprising an elongated body having anchoring end portions and means for resiliently holding a lamp unit in operative position, said body being formed with a central socket and a pair of socket openings on either side of the central socket, and a pair of conductive contact elements embedded in said body having resilient grip portions positioned within the central socket in close spaced relation to each other and spaced prongs on either side of the grip portions extending into the socket openings.

Claim 9

The combination of claim 5 wherein one of the contact elements further includes a sleeve portion embedded in the base body and a power cable connector embraced by the sleeve portion.

Claim 10

The combination of claim 6 wherein the other of the contact element further includes ring portions aligned within the anchoring end portions of the body to form ground connections.