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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1985
Peter J Hanchar, Chicago, IL (US);
General Instrument Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A base for an indicator lamp such as an LED includes a housing having a receptacle for the lamp. A male dovetail projects from a first side of the housing. A female dovetail channel is provided in a second side of the housing opposite the first side. The male and female dovetails have complementary dimensions. A plurality of the housings can be assembled into a lamp display by interlocking the male dovetail projection of one housing with the female dovetail channel of an adjacent housing. Additional male and female dovetail components can be provided on other sides of the housing to enable a plurality of housings to be assembled in various configurations. Channels provided in the rear wall of the housing accommodate wire leads from the indicator lamp mounted in the housing.