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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:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Andrew Forish, Huntertown, IN (US);
Mark Christopher Molinaro, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Automotive Products, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439 56 ; 362487 ;
Abstract
A backplate assembly that is mounted to a reflector and lens includes a base panel. The base panel includes a conductor for conducting electricity and at least one separately molded lamp socket assembly. The base panel includes a mount for integrally attaching the lamp socket assembly to the base panel. A front panel is attached to the base panel and has an aperture through which the lamp socket assembly passes.