Osram Sylvania Inc.

John B Hoover

Daniel D Devir

Joseph L Wegman

James Greason

A light source includes a lamp and housing. The housing has a right-angle form with a first leg for the lamp, a second leg for connecting leads for the lamp and a jointure between the legs having an aperture allowing access to the connecting leads and lead-ins. The aperture has a bottom containing openings for the lamp leads-in and a contiguous sidewall containing openings for the connecting leads. The lead-ins and connecting leads are attached in the aperture to form lugs. A cover for closing the aperture has an area matching the area of the aperture and has outer and inner surfaces. The inner surface has a central boss and depending flanges that, when fitted into the aperture after a sealant has been dispensed therein, the boss extends between the lugs and the flanges extend outside the lugs, serving to displace the sealant and force it to surround the lugs.

Light source with sealant cover

A mechanical electrical connector for an electric lamp lead is disclosed. The connector is formed as a single piece from sheet metal and includes an electrical contact against which the lamp lead is pinched by an approximately perpendicularly extending clamp arm. The clamp arm may be further latched to lock the lead hard against the connector. The single piece connector yields an inexpensive, quickly attached, strong, and permanent mechanical support providing a secure electrical connection for an electric lamp lead.

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Canterbury, NH, United States of America

John B Hoover