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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:
Jul. 08, 1980
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1978
Joe E Deavenport, San Diego, CA (US);
John W Roorda, El Cajon, CA (US);
Westek Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a touch control adapter that is used with any standard electric lamp. It operates to turn the lamp on or off in response to a mere touching of the lamp. One embodiment operates as a three-way controller; while another embodiment operates as a dimmer controller. The control adapter includes a male electrical receptacle of the screw-in type for screwing the adapter into the light bulb socket of the lamp. Also included is a female electrical receptacle of the screw-in type for receiving the light bulb. Metal contacts extend from the adapter and touch the exterior of the light bulb socket of the lamp. This in turn is in electrical contact with other exterior parts of the lamp. Electronic circuitry within the adapter senses when a person is touching these exterior parts and passes predetermined portions of power received from the male receptacle to the female receptacle in response thereto.