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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:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisashi Sawada, Mie, JP;
Tadashi Harada, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignees:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd,, Tokyo, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring System Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439336 ; 439611 ;
Abstract
A bulb socket for receiving a base of a bulb, comprises: a bulb mounting hole into which the base of the bulb is mounted; a recessed portion formed in an inner peripheral surface of the bulb mounting hole; and an electrical connection terminal stored-in the recessed portion, the electrical connection terminal having a contact piece formed by cutting and raising a portion of the electrical connection terminal to project out from the recessed portion and contact with an outer peripheral surface of the bulb base, wherein the contact piece is bent at least two times toward the bulb mounting hole.