US4412716A — Socket for baseless incandescent lamp

Claim 1

Independent Claim 299 words

A socket for holding and effecting electrical contact with the terminals of a baseless incandescent lamp of the type comprising a light transmitting container having a squeezed portion with an exhaust tube, a filament contained in said container, and a pair of lead-in wires each having one end connected to said filament and the other extending to the outside through said filament and the other extending to the outside through said squeezed portion so that said pair of lead-in wires may be turned up along the squeezed surfaces of said squeezed portion to form terminals, said socket comprising: a socket body having a receiving portion defining a rectangular section including an opposing pair of inner side faces for receiving the squeezed portion of said baseless incandescent lamp; a pair of terminal members attached to said socket body for effecting electrical contact with said terminals of said incandescent lamp when said squeezed portion of said incandescent lamp is received in said receiving portion; and first and second symmetrical pairs of ribs integrally formed with said socket body, said first pair protruding from a predetermined one of said inner side faces, and said second pair protruding from the other of said inner side faces, said first and second pairs disposed in said receiving portion intermediate said exhaust tube and said terminals when said incandescent lamp is received in said receiving portion, the projected edges of said ribs elastically engaging said squeezed portion in the vicinity of said exhaust tube, the projected edges of each set of diagonally opposing ribs of said first and second rib pairs capable of being disposed between said exhaust tube and the terminals of said incandescent lamp regardless of lamp orientation upon insertion into said receiving portion, thereby preventing said terminals from moving toward said exhaust tube.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 299 words

A socket for holding and effecting electrical contact with the terminals of a baseless incandescent lamp of the type comprising a light transmitting container having a squeezed portion with an exhaust tube, a filament contained in said container, and a pair of lead-in wires each having one end connected to said filament and the other extending to the outside through said filament and the other extending to the outside through said squeezed portion so that said pair of lead-in wires may be turned up along the squeezed surfaces of said squeezed portion to form terminals, said socket comprising: a socket body having a receiving portion defining a rectangular section including an opposing pair of inner side faces for receiving the squeezed portion of said baseless incandescent lamp; a pair of terminal members attached to said socket body for effecting electrical contact with said terminals of said incandescent lamp when said squeezed portion of said incandescent lamp is received in said receiving portion; and first and second symmetrical pairs of ribs integrally formed with said socket body, said first pair protruding from a predetermined one of said inner side faces, and said second pair protruding from the other of said inner side faces, said first and second pairs disposed in said receiving portion intermediate said exhaust tube and said terminals when said incandescent lamp is received in said receiving portion, the projected edges of said ribs elastically engaging said squeezed portion in the vicinity of said exhaust tube, the projected edges of each set of diagonally opposing ribs of said first and second rib pairs capable of being disposed between said exhaust tube and the terminals of said incandescent lamp regardless of lamp orientation upon insertion into said receiving portion, thereby preventing said terminals from moving toward said exhaust tube.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 75 words

A socket according to claim 1, wherein the receiving portion of said socket body is a recess with a substantially square section which is defined by said pair of inner side faces and another pair of inner side faces at right angles to said first mentioned inner said faces, said other pair of inner side faces severally engaging end faces of the squeezed portion of said baseless incandescent lamp substantially perpendicular to said squeezed surfaces.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 31 words

A socket according to claim 2, wherein each pair of said two pairs of ribs protrude from each inner side face, extending in parallel with each other at a given space.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 30 words

A socket according to claim 3, wherein each of said ribs has an extended end bent to extend along the surface of the exhaust tube of said baseless incandescent lamp.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 35 words

A socket according to claim 3, wherein each of said ribs is a strip-shaped rib having a rectangular cross-section the major axis of said rectangular cross-section forming a predetermined angle with said inner side face.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 29 words

A socket according to claim 5, wherein said rib protrudes from said inner side face, said predetermined angle being within a range of 90°±30° to said inner side face.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 56 words

A socket according to claim 1, wherein said socket body includes means defining a substantially rectangular grip portion having opposing pairs of outer side faces, the major axis of said rectangular grip portion forming an acute angle with the squeezed surfaces of the squeezed portion of said baseless incandescent lamp when fitted in said receiving portion.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 25 words

A socket according to claim 7, wherein said acute angle between the major axis of said rectangular grip portion and said squeezed surfaces is 45°.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 55 words

A socket according to claim 8, wherein the cross-sectional thicknesses of said socket body are equal in the area between the four corners of said receiving portion along a line defined by the intersection of said first mentioned inner side faces and said other side faces and the outer side faces of said socket body.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 221 words

A socket for holding and effecting electrical contact with the terminals of a baseless incandescent lamp of the type comprising a light transmitting container having a squeezed portion with an exhaust tube, a filament enclosed in said container, and a pair of lead-in wires each having one end connected to said filament and the other end extending outside of said container through said squeezed portion and being turned up along the squeezed surfaces of said squeezed portion thereby forming terminals, said socket comprising: a socket body including means defining a rectangular receiving portion for receiving the squeezed portion of said lamp therein; a pair of terminal members attached to said socket body for effecting electrical contact with said terminals of said lamp; and first and second symmetrical and diagonally opposing sets of rib means integral with said socket body each set disposed on predetermined opposing surfaces of said receiving portion for elastically engaging said squeezing portion between said exhaust tube and said terminals of said lamp regardless of lamp orientation upon insertion into said receiving portion for preventing movement of said terminals toward said exhaust tube; and wherein said first and second rib means each includes a pair of identical cross-sectionally elongated rib members, the axis of elongation being disposed in a direction between said receiving portion and said squeezed portion.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 221 words

A socket for holding and effecting electrical contact with the terminals of a baseless incandescent lamp of the type comprising a light transmitting container having a squeezed portion with an exhaust tube, a filament enclosed in said container, and a pair of lead-in wires each having one end connected to said filament and the other end extending outside of said container through said squeezed portion and being turned up along the squeezed surfaces of said squeezed portion thereby forming terminals, said socket comprising: a socket body including means defining a rectangular receiving portion for receiving the squeezed portion of said lamp therein; a pair of terminal members attached to said socket body for effecting electrical contact with said terminals of said lamp; and first and second symmetrical and diagonally opposing sets of rib means integral with said socket body each set disposed on predetermined opposing surfaces of said receiving portion for elastically engaging said squeezing portion between said exhaust tube and said terminals of said lamp regardless of lamp orientation upon insertion into said receiving portion for preventing movement of said terminals toward said exhaust tube; and wherein said first and second rib means each includes a pair of identical cross-sectionally elongated rib members, the axis of elongation being disposed in a direction between said receiving portion and said squeezed portion.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 42 words

A socket as in claim 10 wherein each of said first and second rib means include an angulated portion near said squeezed portion wherein said angulated portions of each of said rib member pairs are divergingly angulated with respect to one another.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 33 words

A socket as in claim 10 wherein said socket body includes first and second opposing outer surface pairs and means defining grippable members formed on a predetermined one of said outer surface pairs.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 109 words

A socket as in claim 12 wherein said grippable members include an enlongated first pair of horizontally separated parallel gripping fingers associated with one of said outer surfaces comprising said first outer surface pair, and an elongated second pair of horizontally separated parallel gripping fingers associated with the other of said outer surfaces comprising said first outer surface pair, said first and second gripping finger pairs having their axes of elongation angularly oriented with respect to the major axis of said rectangular receiving portion, wherein a line parallel to said axes of elongation of said first and second gripping fingers intersects said major axis forming an acute angle therewith.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1986-10-31	1987-05-02	1987-11-01	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1990-10-31	1991-05-02	1991-11-01	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1994-10-31	1995-05-02	1995-11-01	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Socket for baseless incandescent lamp

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