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Automotive headlamp socket
Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1990-10-01
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Granted: 1992-11-03
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Expires: 2010-10-01
Abstract
Abstract An automotive headlamp socket includes an interior floor having a wall projecting therefrom. The wall contains a plurality of T-shaped slots which frictionally accept electrical contacts.
Inventors
- 👤 John F. Culver
- 👤 Douglas G. Seymour
- 👤 James C. Humphrey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:27
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/405; H01R13/41; F; F21; F21S; F21S41/00; F21S41/10; F21S41/19; F21S41/192; H01R33/00; H01R33/72; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A lamp socket comprising an elongated body with a longitudinal axis and having a first, hollow, lamp receiving end and a second, hollow, plug receiving end; a transverse floor extending across said body and separating said first end from said second end; a transverse wall projecting from said floor into said second end, said wall having a plurality of electrical contact receiving means therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
A lamp socket comprising an elongated body with a longitudinal axis and having a first, hollow, lamp receiving end and a second, hollow, plug receiving end; a transverse floor extending across said body and separating said first end from said second end; a transverse wall projecting from said floor into said second end, said wall having a plurality of electrical contact receiving means therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The lamp socket of claim 1 wherein there are three slots.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The lamp socket of claim 2 wherein one of said slots is offset from the other two.
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