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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. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masaki Okamoto, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/50 ;
Abstract
The invention improves the assembly operation of a lighting fixture. A single electric wire W is distributed between a connector and bulb sockets and and contact welding terminals A and B attached to the connector and the bulb sockets and make contact. The electric wire W is cut off at specified locations, thereby forming a feeder circuit to bulbs B. Next, a sealing member made from elastomer is moulded so as to cover portions of the electric wire W extending from the connector and the bulb sockets and then the bulb sockets and and the connector are inserted into attachment holes passing through a lighting fixture panel