The present invention provides a lamp socket having a socket body with a lamp receiving portion and a back portion divided by a partition. The back side of the partition has a shelf and a recessed portion that extends inwardly relative to the shelf. The lamp socket also has at least one terminal in
The present invention provides a lamp socket having a socket body with a lamp receiving portion and a back portion divided by a partition. The back side of the partition has a shelf and a recessed portion that extends inwardly relative to the shelf. The lamp socket also has at least one terminal in the socket body, the terminal has a lamp receiving end and a lead receiving end, and the lead receiving end is located in the back portion of the body. The lead receiving end extends from the shelf over the recessed portion. At least one wire lead is connected to the lead end of the terminal and the lead end is spaced outwardly from the partition. Potting material in the back portion of the socket to encapsulate the connection of the wire lead to the terminal. The potting material fills the recessed portion and the terminal fully encapsulating the connection point of the lead to the terminal.
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What is claimed is: 1. A lamp socket comprising, a socket body having a lamp receiving portion, a back portion and a partition there between; at least one right angle terminal in said socket body, said terminal having a lamp receiving end and a labled receiving end, said lead receiving end located
What is claimed is: 1. A lamp socket comprising, a socket body having a lamp receiving portion, a back portion and a partition there between; at least one right angle terminal in said socket body, said terminal having a lamp receiving end and a labled receiving end, said lead receiving end located in the back portion of said body, said lead receiving end being spaced apart from said partition; at least one wire lead connected to the lead receiving end of said terminal; and potting material in the back portion of said socket body and encapsulating the connection of said wire lead to said terminal, said potting material filling the space between said lead receiving end of said terminal and said partition, wherein said lamp receiving end of said terminal comprises two opposed blades for receiving a lamp base, and an alignment plate substantially perpendicular to said blades, said alignment plate having a locking tab. 2. A lamp socket comprising, a socket body having a lamp receiving portion, a back portion and a partition there between; at least one right angle terminal in said socket body, said terminal having a lamp receiving end and a lead receiving end, said lead receiving end located in the back portion of said body, said lead receiving end being spaced apart from said partition; at least one wire lead connected to the lead receiving end of said terminal; potting material in the back portion of said socket body and encapsulating the connection of said wire lead to said terminal, said potting material filling the space between said lead receiving end of said terminal and said partition: and a cap on said back portion of said body, said cap having at least one leg extending to and engaging said at least one terminal. 3. A lamp socket comprising, a socket body having a lamp receiving portion, a back portion and a partition there between; at least one terminal in said socket body, said terminal having a lamp receiving end and a lead receiving end, said lead receiving end having an axis that is substantially perpendicular to an axis of said lamp receiving end, said lead receiving end located in the back portion of said body, said lead receiving end being spaced apart from said partition; at least one wire lead connected to the lead receiving end of said terminal; potting material in the back portion of said socket body and encapsulating the connection of said wire lead to said terminal, said potting material filling the space between said lead receiving end of said terminal and said partition; and a spring clip having two prongs, said prongs being laterally offset from one another. 4. A lamp socket as in claim 3, said spring clip having at least one locking tab. 5. A lamp socket comprising, a socket body having a lamp receiving portion, a back portion and a partition there between; at least one terminal in said socket body, said terminal having a lamp receiving end and a lead receiving end, said lead receiving end having an axis that is substantially perpendicular to an axis of said lamp receiving end, said lead receiving end located in the back portion of said body, said lead receiving end being spaced apart from said partition; at least one wire lead connected to the lead receiving end of said terminal; and potting material in the back portion of said socket body and encapsulating the connection of said wire lead to said terminal, said potting material filling the space between said lead receiving end of said terminal and said partition; said socket having at least four terminal blades, the lamp receiving portion of said body having a lamp base receiving channel, said channel having spaced apart sides, said terminal blades being in said channel, with two blades on each side of said channel, the blades on each side of said channel being laterally offset relative to the blades on the other side of said channel; a spring clip in the center of said channel, said clip having a prong on each side of said channel, each respective prong being midway between said terminal blades, said prongs being laterally offset relative to each other. 6. A lamp socket comprising, a socket body having a lamp receiving portion and a back portion and a partition between said portions; at least one terminal in said socket body, said terminal having a lamp receiving end located in the lamp receiving portion of said body and a lead receiving end located in the back portion of said body and a cover plate between said ends, at least one wire lead connected to the lead receiving end of said terminal and extending out of said body through an opening in a sidewall of the back portion of said body; and a cap over the back portion of said body, said cap having at least one leg extending inward into said socket body and engaging said cover plate for pressing said cover plate to said partition. 7. A lamp socket as in claim 6, wherein said cap is color coded. 8. A lamp socket comprising a socket body having a lamp receiving portion and a back portion; at least one terminal in said socket body, said terminal having a lamp receiving end and a lead receiving end, said lead receiving end located in the back portion of said body; at least one wire lead connected to the lead receiving end of said terminal and extending out of said body through an opening in a sidewall of the back portion of said body; a cap over the back portion of said body, said cap having at least one leg extending inward into said socket body; and potting material in said back portion of said body under said cap, said leg at least partly immersed said potting material. 9. A method of making a lamp socket, comprising the steps of fabricating a terminal strip comprising a feed strip and a plurality of terminals spaced apart and extending from said feed strip, each terminal having a crimp cradle on one end and a blade on the other end, an axis of said crimp cradle being substantially perpendicular to an axis of said blade; crimping a wire lead into the crimp cradle and separating the terminal from the feed strip; providing a socket body having a lamp receiving portion, a back portion and partition there between, said partition having a recess; inserting said terminal into said socket body, said crimp cradle extending over said recess; and potting the back portion of said socket body and encapsulating the connection of the wire lead to the terminal. 10. A method of making a socket as in claim 9 wherein said step of fabricating said terminal strip includes positioning a terminal blade axis in substantially the same or parallel horizontal plane as the feed strip. 11. A method of making a socket as in claim 9 further comprising the steps of fabricating a spring clip having two prongs that are laterally offset relative to each other, inserting at least a second terminal into said body, and inserting said spring clip into said socket body between said terminals.
Brodner Marie T. (Indianapolis IN) Gale Jon T. (Anderson IN) Paul Donald C. (Downers Grove IL) Bettini Joseph A. (Naperville IL), Lamp socket assembly.
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