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A retaining mechanism, within a lamp socket, includes a single wire spring element mounted external to the lamp socket and protrudes into the lamp socket opening so as to provide insertion interference to ramped projections extending from either end of a lamp wedge base element and frictional retent

A retaining mechanism, within a lamp socket, includes a single wire spring element mounted external to the lamp socket and protrudes into the lamp socket opening so as to provide insertion interference to ramped projections extending from either end of a lamp wedge base element and frictional retention against the ramped projections when the wedge base element is fully inserted.

대표청구항 ▼

A lamp socket for mating with and retaining a generally rectangular cross-sectional base of an incandescent lamp, wherein the lamp base has filament wire leads separately positioned and exposed on its outer side surfaces and ramped retaining projections on its end surfaces, comprising: a unitary mol

A lamp socket for mating with and retaining a generally rectangular cross-sectional base of an incandescent lamp, wherein the lamp base has filament wire leads separately positioned and exposed on its outer side surfaces and ramped retaining projections on its end surfaces, comprising: a unitary molded body defining a socket cavity and having a generally rectangular opening for slideably accepting the base of said incandescent lamp into said socket cavity; a plurality of electrical terminals within said body for compressibly contacting said exposed filament wire leads of said lamp against said base when mated in said socket; and means protruding into said socket cavity so as to contact and compress against the upper portion of said ramped retaining projections at the ends of said base for removably holding said base tightly within said socket.