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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:
Feb. 11, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Warren F Williams, Warner, NH (US);
John F Culver, Russel, PA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation, Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 61 ; 362267 ; 313318 ;
Abstract
A headlamp capsule with a formed lug seal is disclosed. The base of the capsule includes an intermediate wall separating a plug chamber and a lamp chamber. An electrical lug connection is formed in the intermediate wall to couple the two chambers. A walled structure is formed that includes positioning features to align and hold the lug. The accuracy of lug location may thereby be improved. The wall structure also provides a reservoir to hold a liquid sealant around the lug. The reservoir may be made to form with the lug, and thereby substantially reduce the amount of the sealant needed for a durable seal.