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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1999
Donald W. Lilljedahl, Pittsfield, NH (US);
Howard D. Taggart, Gilford, NH (US);
Robert B. Dolan, Manchester, NH (US);
Osram Sylvania Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Abstract
A locking clip,for fixing a base to an end of a glass bulb. The locking clip,has a body,with a first portion,, a middle portion,and an end portion,. The middle portion,is scyphate, i.e., cup-shaped, and defines a plane,,(FIG.,). The first portion,extends away from plane,in a given direction by an angle &agr;, which, in a preferred embodiment, is about 5 degrees. The end portion,is connected to the middle portion,by a reentrant section,and extends away from the plane,by an angle &bgr; in a direction opposite to the given direction. In a preferred embodiment angle &bgr; is preferably about 20 degrees. In a still more preferred embodiment the included angle between first portion,and end portion,is between 25 and 35 degrees. A centrally located aperture,is provided in the reentrant section,to aid in the subsequent bending of the end portion,at the final welding.