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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Jianmin Zhang, Greer, SC (US);
Jesse Sanchez, Jr., Mansfield, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jianmin Zhang, Greer, SC (US);
Jesse Sanchez, Jr., Mansfield, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lamp holder comprising a lamp holder base, a lamp holder housing and a microswitch. In a preferred embodiment, the lamp holder base is substantially cup-shaped around a longitudinal axis and has an arcuate actuator finger coupled to and shielded within the lamp holder base. The lamp holder housing is removably coupleable to the lamp holder base, and the microswitch is mounted within the lamp holder housing, wherein the microswitch is activated by the arcuate actuator finger when the lamp holder housing is coupled to the lamp holder base.