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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:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1998
Joseph M. Ranish, San Jose, CA (US);
Frederick Hetzel, North Royalton, OH (US);
Robert S. McFeely, Valleyview, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A molded lamp base receives a press seal of a lamp. Internal walls of the base define a cavity open at one end to receive the press seal portion of the lamp. The side walls have a thickness dimension and a width dimension substantially conforming to the peripheral dimensions of the press seal portion. At least one raised bead extends inwardly from the cavity side wall and is dimensioned for a friction fit with the periphery of the lamp to hold the lamp securely in base. In one embodiment, the beads are located in semi-circular recesses disposed about the exhaust tube portion of the lamp while in another embodiment, the beads are spaced outwardly therefrom.