Industry Patents
Patent: 7059888
High Temperature Lamp Connector And Socket For Double-Ended Lamp
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| Patent Number: |
7059888 |
| Title: |
High Temperature Lamp Connector And Socket For Double-Ended Lamp |
| Abstract: |
A socket (5) for a double-ended lamp (12) comprises a pair of opposed
connectors (10) including single-piece ceramic housings (14) each having
a top surface (16) and a bottom surface (18) and including a contact
receiving area (20) formed in the top surface (16). An electrical contact
(22) is positioned in the contact receiving area (20) and secured by any
suitable means. The electrical contact (22) has a rectangular base (24)
with two sides (26, 28) and two ends (30, 32). Opposed, upright walls
(34, 36) extend from the sides (26, 28) of the base (24), and an upright
clip (38) extends from one end of the base, for example, end (30). The
upright walls (34, 36) and the upright clip (38) have portions projecting
beyond the top surface (16) of the ceramic housing (14) to receive an end
(40) of the lamp (12) therein. The electrical contact (22) is further
mounted within a supplemental spring (50) having opposed legs (54, 56)
which are adjacent to the upright walls (34, 36) of the contact. The legs
(54, 56) engage the upright walls (34, 36), particularly when a lamp is
inserted, providing increased tension thereto. The opposed connectors
(10) are separated by a given distance and attached to a connecting bar
(70).
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Frappier, Gosselin, Arold |
| Assignee: |
Osram Sylvania |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
H01R 13/64 |
| US Classification: |
439/375 |
| Issue Date: |
06-13-2006 |
| Filing Date: |
08-31-2004 |
| Application : |
10/930664 |
| Notes: |
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