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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:
Dec. 03, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Straka, Newburgh, NY (US);
Gino J Ciancanelli, Bayside, NY (US);
Assignee:
North American Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439271 ; 439230 ;
Abstract
A protective shield is provided for preventing moisture from reaching electrical connections of a lamp inserted in a lampholder. The shield includes a waterproof cover part which fits tightly around the end of the lamp envelope and extends beyond the end of the lamp and a waterproof barrier part which prevents moisture from flowing into a junction between the lamp end and a lampholder in which the lamp is inserted. Preferably the cover part and the barrier part are integrally formed from a resilient material, and the barrier part surrounds the end of the lampholder.