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A quick connect lamp socket for rapid connection to a pair of electrical conductors to provide temporary lighting includes a structure that is entirely plastic except for a first rigid conductive member that contacts the threads of a screwed-in light bulb and a second rigid conductive member that co

A quick connect lamp socket for rapid connection to a pair of electrical conductors to provide temporary lighting includes a structure that is entirely plastic except for a first rigid conductive member that contacts the threads of a screwed-in light bulb and a second rigid conductive member that contacts the center conductor of the light bulb. Each of the first and second conductive members have sharp edges that cut through the insulation of the cable as the conductors of the cable are pressed against the edges. A pair of pivotally connected arms function as levers having pads that press the insulated cable conductors against the cutting edges of the first and second conductive members. A cap pressed on the device retains the insulated conductors in place. The arms pivot to lock together and form a hook through which a cable can extend to support the quick connect socket.

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A quick connect lamp socket comprising in combination: (a) a threaded socket housing for receiving the threads of a light bulb; (b) first and second curved arms pivotally connected to the socket housing; (c) first and second spaced, parallel grooves disposed in the socket housing between the first a

A quick connect lamp socket comprising in combination: (a) a threaded socket housing for receiving the threads of a light bulb; (b) first and second curved arms pivotally connected to the socket housing; (c) first and second spaced, parallel grooves disposed in the socket housing between the first and second curves arms; (d) first and second extensions attached to the first and second curved arms, respectively, the first extension moving into the first groove when the first arm is pivoted toward the first groove, the second extension moving into the second groove when the second curved arm is pivoted toward the second groove: (e) a first conductive member extending into the socket of the socket housing and engaging metal threads of a light bulb screwed into the socket housing, the first conductive member having a sharp section extending into the first groove; (f) a second conductive member extending into the socket to engage a center electrode of the light bulb and having an upper sharp portion extending into the second groove; and (g) first and second locking elements attached to the outer ends of the first and second curved arms, respectively, to lock the outer ends of the first and second curved arms together when they are pivoted toward each other, thereby forming a support loop by means of which the lamp socket can be supported by a cable or the like extending through the support loop.