Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A bulb holder for electric lamps including a hollow conductive sleeve having an internal bulb engaging surface, a fulcrum part at one end of the sleeve and a latch part also at said one end of the sleeve, the latch part being spaced around the periphery of the said sleeve from the fulcrum part, an insulating contact plate and a resilient contact member carried by said plate, said plate engaging said fulcrum part so that the plate is pivotable about said fulcrum part relative to said sleeve and there being a latch member engageable with said latch part to retain said plate in an operative position relative to the sleeve, said contact member being stressed against a terminal of a bulb in use to urge said bulb into engagement with said bulb engaging surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A bulb holder for electric lamps including a hollow conductive sleeve having an internal bulb engaging surface, a fulcrum part at one end of the sleeve and a latch part also at said one end of the sleeve, the latch part being spaced around the periphery of the said sleeve from the fulcrum part, an insulating contact plate and a resilient contact member carried by said plate, said plate engaging said fulcrum part so that the plate is pivotable about said fulcrum part relative to said sleeve and there being a latch member engageable with said latch part to retain said plate in an operative position relative to the sleeve, said contact member being stressed against a terminal of a bulb in use to urge said bulb into engagement with said bulb engaging surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A bulb holder as claimed in claim 1 in which said fulcrum part includes a tongue integral with said sleeve, said tongue extending through an aperture in said plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
72 words
A bulb holder as claimed in claim 1 in which said latch part is an electrical terminal member integral with said sleeve, and said plate is formed with an aperture through which the terminal member extends, the latch member being defined by an electrical connector which mates with said terminal member and the connector when engaged with the terminal member preventing withdrawal of the terminal member through said aperture in the plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A bulb holder as claimed in claim 1 in which the plate and the latch member interengage in such a manner that the latch member cannot readily be disengaged from the latch part without moving the plate against the action of the resilient contact member to disengage the plate from the latch member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A bulb holder as claimed in claim 1 in which the plate carries a pair of resilient contact members engageable with the bulb in use.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A bulb holder as claimed in claim 1 in which the latch member, the latch part, and the sleeve form part of the electrical circuit of the bulb in use.