Post cap lamp

Claim 1

A cap lamp for mounting upon the upper end of a post, comprising: a thin wall hollow body of a light transmitting plastic material; a downwardly opening post socket formed integral with the lower end of the body and being of a size to snugly receive the upper end of a post for mounting the cap upon the post; a wall substantially closing off the upper end of the socket, and a central opening formed in said wall; an electrical bulb-receiving socket member located within the post socket below said wall and having an upper bulb-receiving receptacle positioned beneath said wall opening; an electrical lightbulb arranged within the body, above said wall and having a base extended downwardly through said opening and releaseably engaged with said receptacle, for securing the bulb-receiving socket member within the post socket; and a vertically extending inwardly opening channel formed within a generally vertical inner wall surface of the post socket and extending the height thereof, said electrical bulb-receiving socket member having a generally vertical surface closely adjacent said post socket vertical surface, and a relatively stiff, electrical wire extending from the bulb-receiving socket member vertical surface and projecting immediately into and extending along said channel for holding said bulb-receiving socket against turning and twisting relative to the post socket, said wire further extending from the lower end of the post socket for connection to an electrical power source, for thereby carrying the electrical power to the bulb.