Electric energy saving two-position combination switching device

Claim 2

An electric energy saving two-position electric switching device having no electrical "off" position and having only an electrical half-wave "dim" and a full-wave "on" position for electrical connection to a two-conductor wire member of an electric cord member, comprising in combination: an electric insulating housing having an upper casing portion and a lower casing portion for being juxtapositioningly mounted by a securing means on said cord member; said upper casing portion having housed therein a one-piece first electrical contact member and a second electrical contact member each of which is formed from a resilient electrical conducting material, a half-wave diode electric rectifying means and a one-piece rotatable electric current conducting contact member; said upper casing portion also having a manually operable switch actuation means substantially housed therein for operatively actuating a pivotly mounted rotatable member having an electric insulating switching portion integrally formed on substantially one end portion of said actuation means; said switching portion having said conducting contact member substantially retained to at least one portion thereof for electrical switching rotation therewith so that when it is in its alternatingly first switched position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member and when it is in its second switched position said conducting contact member is not electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member so that only an electrical full-wave "on" and a half-wave electrical rectified "dim" position is thereby obtained by having said rectifying means electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member; said lower casing portion having a substantially channel-like opening entirely through two outer end wall portions thereof for removably receiving a longitudinal portion of said two-conductor wire member having a first wire member and a second wire member therein; said lower casing portion will substantially house therein one uncut said first wire member and said second wire member which has a first and a second cut and separated wire end portions; said first cut end portion will be electrically connected by an electric wire connecting means to a portion of said first said contact member, and said second cut end portion will be electrically connected by an electrical wire connecting means to a portion of said second said contact member; said electric two-position switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is electrically connected and mounted on said cord member and is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations may be provided by said 3-way said lamp without having any electrical OFF position in between any of said separate combinations.

Claim 3

In the combination of claim 1 wherein said switch actuation means being a rotatable wheel member means.

Claim 4

In the combination of claim 2 wherein said wheel member means having serrations on its outer diameter portion.

Claim 5

In the combination of claim 1 wherein said switch actuation means being a rod-like member means which extends axially and transversely through an outer face edge portion of said housing.

Claim 6

In the combination of claim 4 wherein said rod-like member means having a knob-like member means thereon for indirectly more conveniently and easily manually switchingly rotating said conducting contact member.

Claim 7

In the combination of claim 1 wherein said lower casing member having an integral partition portion means which is interposed between said first and said second cut and separated wire end portions for insulatingly preventing at least one said separated wire end portions from being electrically substantially reconnected.

Claim 8

In the combination of claim 1 wherein said wire connecting means being an integral electric wire insulation-piercing points of said first and second said contact member; said points are forced against at least one wire member portion of said first and said second cut and separated wire end portions for making electrical contact therewith when said upper casing portion and said lower casing portion are juxtapositioningly mounted on said cord member by said securing means.

Claim 9

In the combination of claim 1 wherein said wire connecting means being integral electric wire insulation piercing points of said first and said second said contact member; said points are electrically connected to said first and said second said wire end portions by being soldered to at least one electric current conducting wire portion of said first and said second said wire end portions.

Claim 10

In the combination of claim 1 wherein said wire connecting means being a spot welded connecting means to at least one electric current conducting wire portion of said first and said second said wire end portions.

Claim 11

In the combination of claim 1 wherein said wire connecting means being an integral tab-like member of said first and said second said contact member; said tab-like member being electrically connected to said first and a said second said wire end portions by being soldered to at least one electric current conducting wire portion of said first and said second said wire end portions.

Claim 12

In the combination of claim 1 wherein said wire connecting means being an integral tab-like member, having an opening through one portion thereof, of said first and said second said contact member; said tab-like member being electrically connected to said first and said second said wire end portions by being mechanically connected to at least one electric current conducting wire portion of said first and said second said wire end portions by use of a headed screw means which is threaded into said opening of said tab-like member while having a longitudinal portion of said first and said second said wire end portions between said headed portion of said screw means and a face portion of said tab-like member.

Claim 13

In the combination of claim 1 wherein said upper casing portion and said lower casing portion are juxtapositioningly removably mounted on said two-conductor wire member by use of one threaded screw means.

Claim 14

In the combination of claim 12 wherein said upper casing portion and said lower casing portion are juxtapositioningly removably mounted on said two-conductor wire member by use of one threaded screw and nut means.

Claim 15

In the combination of claim 1 wherein said upper casing portion and said lower casing portion are juxtapositioningly mounted on said two-conductor wire member by use of one rivet means.

Claim 16

An electric energy saving two-position switching device having no electrical "off" position and which is in electrical connected combination with one electric conducting wire member of substantially an electrical cord member which is electrically connected to an electric incandescent table lamp fixture switching means which is a 4-position electric switching means for a 3-way incandescent lamp, comprising in combination: said electric said two-position switching device is substantially housed in a base portion of said fixture; said device having at least one single throw switching means and having a first and at least one second electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation member extending from another portion thereof; said first and said second said conducting terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing a half-wave electric rectified "dim" and an electric full-wave "on" position of said switching device when said actuation member is manually actuated; said switching device being in electrical connected combination with said 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for said 3-way incandescent lamp is so constructed and arranged that eight separate combinations of one Off and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF position between any of said separate combinations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 17

An electric energy saving two-position switching device having no electrical "off" position and which is in electrical connected combination with one electric conducting wire member of substantially an electrical cord member which is electrically connected to an electric incandescent table lamp fixture switching means which is a 4-position electric switching means for a 3-way incandescent lamp, comprising in combination: said electric said two-position switching device is substantially housed in a base portion of said fixture; said device having at least one single throw switching means and having a first and at least one second electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation member extending from another portion thereof; said first and said second said conducting terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing a half-wave electric rectified "dim" and an electric full-wave "on" position of said switching device when said actuation member is manually actuated; said switching device being in electrical connected combination with said 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for said 3-way incandescent lamp is so constructed and arranged that eight separate combinations of one Off and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF position between any of said separate combinations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 18

An electric energy saving two-position switching device for electrical connected combination with at least one portion of an electrical conducting member of an electric incandescent lamp fixture switching means and for mounted combination with at least one portion of an electric incandescent lamp socket insulating member, comprising in combination: an electric two-position switching means of the "CHERRY" or "MICROSWITCH" type having at least one single throw switching means and having a first and at least one second electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation button member extending from another portion thereof; said first and said second said terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing a half-wave electric rectified "dim" and an electric full-wave "on" position of said switching device when said button member is manually indirectly depressed and released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by use of an end portion of an axially manually moved rod-like member of said lamp fixture switching means; said switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF positions in between any of said separate combinations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 19

An electric energy saving two-position switching device for electrical connected combination with at least one portion of an electrical conducting member of an electric incandescent lamp fixture switching means and for mounted combination with at least one portion of an electric incandescent lamp socket insulating member, comprising in combination: an electric two-position switching means of the "CHERRY" or "MICROSWITCH" type having at least one single throw switching means and having a first and at least one second electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation button member extending from another portion thereof; said first and said second said terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing a half-wave electric rectified "dim" and an electric full-wave "on" position of said switching device when said button member is manually indirectly depressed and released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by use of an end portion of an axially manually moved rod-like member of said lamp fixture switching means; said switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF positions in between any of said separate combinations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 20

In the combination of claim 16 wherein said button member is partially depressed and then released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by having one end portion of a lever member pivotly mounted in a portion of said housin portion; said button will be partially depressed substantially into and substantially out of said surface portion of said housing by a moving surface portion of said lever member which is partially interposed between an outer surface portion of said button member and said end portion of said rod-like member so that when said end portion of said rod-like member is axially manually moved against and substantially away from another surface portion of said lever member then said button member will be partially depressed substantially into and released substantially out of a portion of said housing portion.

Claim 21

In the combination of claim 15 wherein said switching device is a rocker type of two-position said electric rectified "dim" and said full-wave "on" said switching device.

Claim 22

In the combination of claim 15 wherein said switching device is a toggle type of two-position said electric rectified "dim" and said full-wave "on" said switching device.

Claim 23

In the combination of claim 15 wherein said switching device is a slide type of two-position said electric rectified "dim" and said full-wave "on" switching device.

Claim 24

In the combination of claim 15 wherein said switching device is a lever type of two-position said electric rectified "dim" and said full-wave "on" said switching device.

Claim 25

In the combination of claim 15 wherein said switching device is a push-button type of two-position said electric rectified "dim" and said full-wave "on" said switching device.

Claim 26

In the combination of claim 15 wherein said switching device is a rotary type of two-position said electric rectified "dim" and said full-wave "on" said switching device.

Claim 27

An electric energy saving two-position electric switching device having no electrical "off" position and having only an electrical half-wave "dim" and a full-wave "on" position that is in electrical connected combination with a two-conductor wire member of substantially an electric cord member which is electrically connected to an electric incandescent table lamp fixture means having a 4-position switching means for a 3-way incandescent lamp, comprising in combination: an electric insulating housing having an upper casing portion and a lower casing portion for being juxtapositioningly mounted by an electric cord switch securing means on said cord member; said upper casing portion having housed therein a one-piece first electrical contact member and a second electrical contact member each of which is formed from a resilient electrical conducting material, a half-wave diode electric rectifying means and a one-piece rotatable electric current conducting contact member; said upper casing portion also having a manually operable switch actuation means substantially housed therein, for manually operatively actuating a pivotly mounted rotatable member having an electric insulating switching portion integrally formed on substantially one end portion of said actuation means; said switching portion having said conducting contact member substantially retained to at least one portion thereof for electrical switching rotation therewith so that when it is in its alternatingly first switched position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member and when it is in its second switched position said conducting contact member is not electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member so that only an electrical full-wave "on" and a half-wave electrical rectified "dim" position is thereby obtained by having said rectifying means electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member; said lower casing portion having a substantially channel-like opening entirely through two outer end wall portions thereof for removably receiving a longitudinal portion of said two-conductor wire member having a first wire member and a second wire member therein; said lower casing portion will substantially house therein one uncut said first wire member and said second wire member which has a first and a second cut and separated wire end portions; said first cut end portion will be electrically connected by an electric wire connecting means to a portion of said first said contact member, and said second cut end portion will be electrically connected by an electrical wire connecting means to a portion of said second said contact member; said electric two-position switching device being in electrical connected combination with said 4-position switching means is so constructed and arranged that eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations may be provided by said 3-way said lamp without having any electrical "OFF" position between any of said separate combinations, and also for discouraging burglars from entering an otherwise darkened house since said lamp has a substantially 30-1 burn-out factor at generally twice the illumination of a single dimmed filament member when two filaments of said 3-way said lamp are in their electrical half-wave rectified "dim" illuminated state and especially if an electric utility timer means is used by having said cord member plugged thereinto when the house is unattended at night.

Claim 28

An electric energy saving two-position electric switching device having no electrical "off" position and having only an electrical half-wave "dim" and a full-wave "on" position that is in electrical connected combination with a two-conductor wire member of substantially an electric cord member which is electrically connected to an electric incandescent table lamp fixture means having a 4-position switching means for a 3-way incandescent lamp, comprising in combination: an electric insulating housing having an upper casing portion and a lower casing portion for being juxtapositioningly mounted by an electric cord switch securing means on said cord member; said upper casing portion having housed therein a one-piece first electrical contact member and a second electrical contact member each of which is formed from a resilient electrical conducting material, a half-wave diode electric rectifying means and a one-piece rotatable electric current conducting contact member; said upper casing portion also having a manually operable switch actuation means substantially housed therein, for manually operatively actuating a pivotly mounted rotatable member having an electric insulating switching portion integrally formed on substantially one end portion of said actuation means; said switching portion having said conducting contact member substantially retained to at least one portion thereof for electrical switching rotation therewith so that when it is in its alternatingly first switched position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member and when it is in its second switched position said conducting contact member is not electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member so that only an electrical full-wave "on" and a half-wave electrical rectified "dim" position is thereby obtained by having said rectifying means electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member; said lower casing portion having a substantially channel-like opening entirely through two outer end wall portions thereof for removably receiving a longitudinal portion of said two-conductor wire member having a first wire member and a second wire member therein; said lower casing portion will substantially house therein one uncut said first wire member and said second wire member which has a first and a second cut and separated wire end portions; said first cut end portion will be electrically connected by an electric wire connecting means to a portion of said first said contact member, and said second cut end portion will be electrically connected by an electrical wire connecting means to a portion of said second said contact member; said electric two-position switching device being in electrical connected combination with said 4-position switching means is so constructed and arranged that eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations may be provided by said 3-way said lamp without having any electrical "OFF" position between any of said separate combinations, and also for discouraging burglars from entering an otherwise darkened house since said lamp has a substantially 30-1 burn-out factor at generally twice the illumination of a single dimmed filament member when two filaments of said 3-way said lamp are in their electrical half-wave rectified "dim" illuminated state and especially if an electric utility timer means is used by having said cord member plugged thereinto when the house is unattended at night.

Claim 29

In the combination of claim 15 wherein said switching device being in electrical connected combination with said fixture switching means which is a two-position "ON-OFF" means for a single filament incandescent lamp whereby at least 4 separate combinations of illuminations may be provided and being "OFF", half-wave "DIM" and full-wave "ON"; "OFF", full-wave "ON" and half-wave "DIM"; "OFF" and full-wave "ON"; "OFF" and half-wave "DIM".

Claim 30

An electric energy saving two-position switching device for electrical connected combination with at least one portion of an electrical conducting member of an electric incandescent lamp fixture switching means and for mounted combination with at least one portion of an electric incandescent lamp socket insulating member, comprising in combination: an electric two-position switching means of the "CHERRY" or "MICROSWITCH" type having at least one single throw switching means and having a first and a second electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation button member extending from another portion thereof; said first and said second said terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing an electric full-wave "on" and a half-wave electric rectified "dim" position of said switching device when said button member is manually indirectly depressed and released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by use of an end portion of an axially manually moved rod-like member of said lamp fixture switching means; said switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of on OFF and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF positions between any of said separate combinations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 31

An electric energy saving two-position switching device for electrical connected combination with at least one portion of an electrical conducting member of an electric incandescent lamp fixture switching means and for mounted combination with at least one portion of an electric incandescent lamp socket insulating member, comprising in combination: an electric two-position switching means of the "CHERRY" or "MICROSWITCH" type having at least one single throw switching means and having a first and a second electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation button member extending from another portion thereof; said first and said second said terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing an electric full-wave "on" and a half-wave electric rectified "dim" position of said switching device when said button member is manually indirectly depressed and released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by use of an end portion of an axially manually moved rod-like member of said lamp fixture switching means; said switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of on OFF and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF positions between any of said separate combinations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 32

In the combination of claim 26 wherein said single throw switching means having a third electrical conducting terminal member extending from said insulating housing; said second said terminal member being between said first and said third said terminal member.

Claim 33

An electric energy saving two-position switching device for electrical connected combination with at least one portion of an electrical conducting member of an electric incandescent lamp fixture switching means and for mounted combination with at least one portion of an electric incandescent lamp socket insulating member, comprising in combination: an electric two-position switching means of the "CHERRY" or "MICROSWITCH" type having at least one single throw switching means and having a first and a second electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation button member extending from another portion thereof; said first and said second said terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing a half-wave electric rectified "dim" and an electric full-wave "on" position of said switching device when said button member is manually indirectly depressed and released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by use of an end portion of an axially manually moved rod-like member of said lamp fixture switching means; said switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF positions between any of said separate combinations illuminations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 34

An electric energy saving two-position switching device for electrical connected combination with at least one portion of an electrical conducting member of an electric incandescent lamp fixture switching means and for mounted combination with at least one portion of an electric incandescent lamp socket insulating member, comprising in combination: an electric two-position switching means of the "CHERRY" or "MICROSWITCH" type having at least one single throw switching means and having a first and a second electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation button member extending from another portion thereof; said first and said second said terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing a half-wave electric rectified "dim" and an electric full-wave "on" position of said switching device when said button member is manually indirectly depressed and released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by use of an end portion of an axially manually moved rod-like member of said lamp fixture switching means; said switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF positions between any of said separate combinations illuminations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 35

In the combination of claim 28 wherein said single throw switching means having a third electrical conducting terminal member extending from said insulating housing; said third said terminal member being between said first and said second said terminal member.

Claim 36

An electric energy saving two-position switching device for electrical connected combination with at least one portion of an electrical conducting member of an electric incandescent lamp fixture switching means and for mounted combination with at least one portion of an electric incandescent lamp socket insulating member, comprising in combination: an electric two-position switching means of the "CHERRY" or "MICROSWITCH" type having at least one single throw switching means and having a first, second and third electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion there of and having a switch actuation button member extending from another portion thereof; said second and said third said terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing an electric full-wave "on" and a half-wave electric rectified "dim" position of said switching device when said button member is manually indirectly depressed and released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by use of an end portion of an axially manually moved rod-like member of said lamp fixture switching means; said switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF positions between any of said separate combinations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 37

An electric energy saving two-position switching device for electrical connected combination with at least one portion of an electrical conducting member of an electric incandescent lamp fixture switching means and for mounted combination with at least one portion of an electric incandescent lamp socket insulating member, comprising in combination: an electric two-position switching means of the "CHERRY" or "MICROSWITCH" type having at least one single throw switching means and having a first, second and third electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion there of and having a switch actuation button member extending from another portion thereof; said second and said third said terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing an electric full-wave "on" and a half-wave electric rectified "dim" position of said switching device when said button member is manually indirectly depressed and released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by use of an end portion of an axially manually moved rod-like member of said lamp fixture switching means; said switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF positions between any of said separate combinations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 38

In the combination of claim 26 wherein said button member is partially depressed and then released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by having one end portion of a lever member pivotly mounted in a portion of said housing portion; said button will be partially depressed substantially into and substantially out of said surface portion of said housing by a moving surface portion of said lever member which is partially interposed between an outer surface portion of said button member and said end portion of said rod-like member so that when said end portion of said rod-like member is axially manually moved against and substantially away from another surface portion of said lever member than said button member will be partially depressed substantially into and released substantially out of a portion of said housing portion.

Claim 39

In the combination of claim 28 wherein said button member is partially depressed and then released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by having one end portion of a lever member pivotly mounted in a portion of said housing portion; said button will be partially depressed substantially into and substantially out of said surface portion of said housing by a moving surface portion of said lever member which is partially interposed between an outer surface portion of said button member and said end portion of said rod-like member so that when said end portion of said rod-like member is axially manually moved against and substantially away from another surface portion of said lever member then said button member will be partially depressed substantially into and released substantially out of a portion of said housing portion.

Claim 40

An electric energy saving two-position switching device for electrical connected combination with at least one portion of an electrical conducting member of an electric incandescent lamp fixture switching means and for mounted combination with at least one portion of an electric incandescent lamp socket insulating member, comprising in combination: an electric two-position switching means of the "CHERRY" or "MICROSWITCH" type having at least one single throw switching means and having a first, second and third electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation button member extending from another portion thereof; said second and said third said terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing a half-wave electric rectified "dim" and an electric full-wave "on" position of said switching device when said button member is manually indirectly depressed and released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by use of an end portion of an axially manually moved rod-like member of said lamp fixture switching means; said switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF positions between any of said separate combinations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 41

An electric energy saving two-position switching device for electrical connected combination with at least one portion of an electrical conducting member of an electric incandescent lamp fixture switching means and for mounted combination with at least one portion of an electric incandescent lamp socket insulating member, comprising in combination: an electric two-position switching means of the "CHERRY" or "MICROSWITCH" type having at least one single throw switching means and having a first, second and third electrical conducting terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation button member extending from another portion thereof; said second and said third said terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing a half-wave electric rectified "dim" and an electric full-wave "on" position of said switching device when said button member is manually indirectly depressed and released substantially into and out of a portion of said housing portion by use of an end portion of an axially manually moved rod-like member of said lamp fixture switching means; said switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is in electrical connected combination with and ahead of a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations, without having any electrical OFF positions between any of said separate combinations, may be provided by said 3-way said lamp.

Claim 42

In the combination of claim 24 wherein said wire connecting means being intergral electric wire insulation piercing means of said first and second said contact member, said piercing means being forced against at least one wire member portion of said first and said second cut and separated wire end portions for making electrical contact therewith when said upper casing portion and said lower casing portions are juxtapositioningly mounted on said cord member by said securing means.

Claim 43

An electric energy saving rocker type two-position electric switching device having no electrical "off" position and having only an electrical half-wave diode rectified "dim" and a full-wave "on" position for electrical connection to one wire member of a two-conductor wire member of an electric cord member, comprising in combination: an electric insulating housing having an upper casing portion and a lower casing portion for being juxatpositioningly mounted by securing means on said cord member; said insulating housing having housed therein a first electrical contact member and a second electrical contact member, a half-wave diode rectifying means and an electric current conducting contact member; said housing also having a manually operable switch actuation means substantially housed therein for operatively actuating said contact member so that when said contact member is alternatingly rocked first switched position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member and when said conducting contact member is in its second switched position said conducting contact member is not electrically connected to said first and said second said contact member so that only an electrical full-wave "on" and a half-wave diode rectified "dim" position is thereby obtained by having said electric rectifying means electrically connected to and between said first said contact member and said second said contact member; said housing having an electric cord receiving opening through two outer end wall portions thereof for receiving a longitudinal portion of said two-conductor wire member having a first wire member and a second wire member therein; said housing will house therein one uncut said first wire member and said second wire member which has a first and a second cut and separated wire end portions; said first end portion will be electrically connected by an electric wire connecting means to a portion of said first contact member and said second end portion will be electrically connected by an electrical wire connecting means to a portion of said second said contact member; said electric two-position switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is electrically connected and mounted on said cord member and is in electrical connected combination with a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations may be provided by said 3-way said lamp without having any electrical OFF position between any of said separate combinations.

Claim 44

An electric energy saving rocker type two-position electric switching device having no electrical "off" position and having only an electrical half-wave diode rectified "dim" and a full-wave "on" position for electrical connection to one wire member of a two-conductor wire member of an electric cord member, comprising in combination: an electric insulating housing having an upper casing portion and a lower casing portion for being juxatpositioningly mounted by securing means on said cord member; said insulating housing having housed therein a first electrical contact member and a second electrical contact member, a half-wave diode rectifying means and an electric current conducting contact member; said housing also having a manually operable switch actuation means substantially housed therein for operatively actuating said contact member so that when said contact member is alternatingly rocked first switched position said conducting contact member is electrically connected to said first said contact member and said second said contact member and when said conducting contact member is in its second switched position said conducting contact member is not electrically connected to said first and said second said contact member so that only an electrical full-wave "on" and a half-wave diode rectified "dim" position is thereby obtained by having said electric rectifying means electrically connected to and between said first said contact member and said second said contact member; said housing having an electric cord receiving opening through two outer end wall portions thereof for receiving a longitudinal portion of said two-conductor wire member having a first wire member and a second wire member therein; said housing will house therein one uncut said first wire member and said second wire member which has a first and a second cut and separated wire end portions; said first end portion will be electrically connected by an electric wire connecting means to a portion of said first contact member and said second end portion will be electrically connected by an electrical wire connecting means to a portion of said second said contact member; said electric two-position switching device is so constructed and arranged that when it is electrically connected and mounted on said cord member and is in electrical connected combination with a 4-position electric switching means having an electrical "off", low, medium and high switching positions for a 3-way incandescent lamp then eight separate combinations of one OFF and three separate illuminations may be provided by said 3-way said lamp without having any electrical OFF position between any of said separate combinations.

Claim 45

In the combination of claim 35 wherein said wire connecting means being an integral electric wire insulation piercing means of said first and said second said contact member; said piercing means being forced against at least one wire member portion of said first and said second cut and separated wire end portions for making electrical contact therewith when said upper casing portion and said lower casing portions are juxatpositioningly mounted on said cord member by said securing means.

Claim 46

In the combination of claim 35 wherein said wire connecting means being a threaded screw member having a head thereon; said first and second said contact member each having a threaded hole therein for removably receiving said screw member therein.

Claim 47

An electric energy saving two-position switching device having no electrical "off" position and which is in electrical connected combination with one electric conducting wire member of substantially an electric cord member which is electrically connected to an electric incandescent table lamp fixture two-position switching means for a single filament incandescent lamp, comprising in combination: said electric said two-position switching device is substantially housed in a base portion of said fixture; said device having at least one single throw switching means and having a first and at least one second electrical conduction terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation member extending from another portion thereof; said first and said second said conducting terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing a half-wave electric rectified "dim" and an electric full-wave "on" position of said switching device when said actuation member is manually actuated; said switching device being in electrical connected combination with said two-position electric switching means having electrical "off" and "on" switching positions for said incandescent lamp is so constructed and arranged that four separate combinations may be provided from said single filament said lamp and being "OFF", half-wave "DIM" and full-wave "ON"; "OFF", full-wave "ON" and half-wave "DIM"; "OFF" and half-wave "DIM" and "OFF" and full-wave "ON".

Claim 48

An electric energy saving two-position switching device having no electrical "off" position and which is in electrical connected combination with one electric conducting wire member of substantially an electric cord member which is electrically connected to an electric incandescent table lamp fixture two-position switching means for a single filament incandescent lamp, comprising in combination: said electric said two-position switching device is substantially housed in a base portion of said fixture; said device having at least one single throw switching means and having a first and at least one second electrical conduction terminal member extending from an electric insulating housing portion thereof and having a switch actuation member extending from another portion thereof; said first and said second said conducting terminal member having a half-wave diode electric rectifying means electrically connected thereto for alternatingly providing a half-wave electric rectified "dim" and an electric full-wave "on" position of said switching device when said actuation member is manually actuated; said switching device being in electrical connected combination with said two-position electric switching means having electrical "off" and "on" switching positions for said incandescent lamp is so constructed and arranged that four separate combinations may be provided from said single filament said lamp and being "OFF", half-wave "DIM" and full-wave "ON"; "OFF", full-wave "ON" and half-wave "DIM"; "OFF" and half-wave "DIM" and "OFF" and full-wave "ON".