Industry Patents

Patent: 7867018

Apparatus for Accommodating and Making Electrical Contact with a Luminous Means in a Spotlight

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Patent Number: 7867018 
Title: Apparatus for Accommodating and Making Electrical Contact with a Luminous Means in a Spotlight 
Abstract: An apparatus for accommodating and making electrical contact with a luminous means, which contains a glass vessel, a luminous means base and contact pins for supplying power, in a spotlight, which contains a luminous means holder for accommodating the luminous means base with plug-type sockets for accommodating the contact pins of the luminous means, is provided. The luminous means holder has a device for monitoring the connection between the luminous means base and the luminous means holder. The monitoring device comprises a device for detecting the relative position of at least one part of the luminous means base in relation to the luminous means holder when the luminous means base is inserted into the luminous holder.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Krieg, Melzner, Schlegel, Dorner, Hundhammer 
Assignee: Arnold and Richter (Arri) 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H01R 3/00 
US Classification: 439/489 
Issue Date: 01-11-2011 
Filing Date: 11-30-2006 
Application : 12/085881 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 7867018 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 7867018 at Google Patents 

 

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