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A socket for fluorescent lamps includes in a side wall, at least one integral resilient flange having an inward facing hook shaped for establishing reversible locking engagement with a retaining hook on the lamp\s base. At least two such inward facing resilient flange hooks are preferred. An access

A socket for fluorescent lamps includes in a side wall, at least one integral resilient flange having an inward facing hook shaped for establishing reversible locking engagement with a retaining hook on the lamp\s base. At least two such inward facing resilient flange hooks are preferred. An access opening at the bottom of the socket is provided for molding each hook integral with the socket and for air circulation to the lamp\s base. Lips on external walls are provided to protect the lamp pins from contact by foreign bodies when the lamp base is installed in the socket. A key slot on a socket wall for mating with a key protrusion on the lamp base assures that the desired specific wattage lamp is installed in the socket. Snap-in-lock flanges are alternatively provided for base, side and top mounting of the sockets. Flange mounting is also provided.

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A socket for a compact fluorescent lamp which includes two or more parallel tubes that share a common base, said base including at least two terminal pins and at least one laterally extending retaining hook, said socket having an open front lamp-receiving recess and a back end, and further comprisin

A socket for a compact fluorescent lamp which includes two or more parallel tubes that share a common base, said base including at least two terminal pins and at least one laterally extending retaining hook, said socket having an open front lamp-receiving recess and a back end, and further comprising: a housing having a back wall, with first, second, third and fourth joined side walls, each joined at one end to the back wall, said side walls defining a front opening at their other front end for receiving the lamp base, said first and third walls and said second and fourth walls being in opposition to one another, and defining with said back wall the lamp-receiving recess, a portion of said first wall comprising an integral resilient flange having an inward facing hook, shaped and aligned for establishing reversible locking engagement with said base retaining hook when the lamp base is inserted into the housing recess, and channel means formed in said housing enclosing conductive terminal means for receiving each of said terminal pins in electrically conductive engagement.