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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1987
Frederick L Lau, Skokie, IL (US);
Switchcraft, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A self-latching lamp jack comprising first and second dielectric plates disposed in opposing relationship for forming respective opposing sides of the lamp jack. One of the opposing plates is provided with a plurality of interposed wall portions for forming a pair of lamp conductor receiving cavities adjacent one end of the lamp jack. Also, the self-latching lamp jack includes a pair of electrical contact members which are blade-like and are disposed edge-wise between the opposing dielectric plates. Each of the contact members has an end portion disposed in a respective one of the lamp conductors receiving cavities and a midportion provided with a pair of laterally extended tabs which protrude into respectively aligned slots in the plates. The contact members have opposing terminal end portions which extend out of another end portion of the lamp jack. The first and second dielectric plates have respective first and second integral latching devices which cooperate with one another for removably securing the plates to one another and locking the contact members between the plates.