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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2020
Jason Lessard, Bow, NH (US);
Blair Weiss, Peterborough, NH (US);
Richard Holland, Stoddard, NH (US);
Jason Lessard, Bow, NH (US);
Blair Weiss, Peterborough, NH (US);
Richard Holland, Stoddard, NH (US);
OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle lamp capsulehaving a basehaving a springwhich, when lamp capsuleis installed, biases an inner surface of a vehicle lamp reflector. Springis monolithically formed with basealong with at least one reflector-locating structure on the base such as circumferentially extending exterior locating surfaceand/or retaining keys. Baseand springmay be molded of a plastics material. In other embodiments baseand springare made in one piece of sheet metal. The springformed unitary with the lamp basemeets regulatory requirements and avoids a risk of dislodgement of a conventional separate piece-part metal spring which could cause an electrical short when the lamp is installed in the field. The lamp capsuleis suitably an H13-style lamp.