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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1976
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Theodore Kausen, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Industrial Devices, Inc., Edgewater, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 3391 / ;
Abstract
A socket for a wedge base lamp of the type having leads on opposed walls of the base and a cylindrical envelope is provided. The socket comprises a receptacle having an open top through which the lamp is inserted. A pair of terminals are positioned in the opening for respectively engaging each lead and a recessed seat is provided which engages the enlarged cylindrical envelope to limit downward movement of the lamp into the socket. A pair of opposed flexible and resilient ribs engage the cylindrical envelope. This construction maintains the lamp in a desired orientation.