Lamp holder for baseless lamp

Claim 1

A socket for electrically and mechanically connecting a baseless lamp having lead wires extending therefrom at one end thereof with a substrate having electrical conductors thereon comprising: a generally cylindrically-shaped main body, open at the top end thereof for receiving the one end of the baseless lamp, having a peripheral wall, and a bottom wall thicker than the peripheral wall; an engaging segment and an insulating engaging flange integrally formed with the main body and protruding from the outer periphery of the peripheral wall thereof for engaging the substrate therebetween when the body and engaging segment are rotated in a predetermined direction with respect to the substrate, the flange having upper and lower surfaces; wire ports piercing the bottom wall of the main body for receiving the lead wires of the lamp and providing a means for threading the lead wire from the inside of the main body to the outside of the bottom wall thereof; a first guide groove in the bottom wall, associated with each wire port, for receiving a lead wire threaded therethrough and providing a means for threading the lead wire to the outer edge of the bottom wall; a second guide groove, in the edge of the flange associated with each first guide groove, for receiving a lead wire threaded therethrough and providing a means for threading the lead wire to the upper surface of the flange; and a fixing slit in the edge of the flange, associated with each second guide groove and positioned a predetermined distance from its associated guide groove along the flange, for receiving a lead wire threaded through its associated second guide groove and along the upper surface of the flange in a direction opposite to that of the predetermined direction for rotating the body, engaging segment and flange for engaging the substrate, the fixing slit providing a means for threading the lead wire to the lower surface of the flange so as to secure the tip end of the lead wire.