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A plug-in lamp socket assembly is provided that maintains connections sealed to the environment between the electrical lamp leads, electrical socket contacts and circuits of the circuit carrier. The assembly has a lamp socket member for receiving a lamp in an aligned manner. A cap plate connects to

A plug-in lamp socket assembly is provided that maintains connections sealed to the environment between the electrical lamp leads, electrical socket contacts and circuits of the circuit carrier. The assembly has a lamp socket member for receiving a lamp in an aligned manner. A cap plate connects to the lamp socket member and is non-removable therefrom. The lamp socket has tabs that require proper alignment of the tabs for insertion into a circuit carrier having circuits molded therein. An O-ring seals the removable connection between the lamp socket, cap plate, assembly and the circuit carrier. The circuit carrier is sealed to the lens housing.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A plug-in lamp assembly comprising:a lamp having a plurality of electrical leads extending therefrom;a lamp socket having a plurality of contacts corresponding to the plurality of electrical leads wherein each of the plurality of contacts electrically connect to a corresponding one

[ We claim:] [1.] A plug-in lamp assembly comprising:a lamp having a plurality of electrical leads extending therefrom;a lamp socket having a plurality of contacts corresponding to the plurality of electrical leads wherein each of the plurality of contacts electrically connect to a corresponding one of the plurality of electrical leads within an interior of the lamp socket and further wherein each of the plurality of contacts extend around the exterior of the lamp socket to the rest against a vertical side wall of the lamp socket;a cap plate connected to the socket wherein the cap plate has a surface substantially covering the base of the lamp socket; anda circuit carrier selectively connectable to the cap plate having a plurality of circuits molded into the circuit carrier corresponding to the plurality of contacts wherein the plurality of circuits electrically connect to the plurality of contacts against the outside wall of the lamp socket when the circuit carrier is connected to the cap plate.