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US 12,234,970 B1Granted
Lampholder system with lock
AssigneeAleddra Inc.
InventorsChia-Yiu Maa, Chun-Te Yu
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Abstract
A lampholder system comprises a lampholder having a center section for holding bi-pins on an endcap of a linear tubular lamp, a securing mechanism and a locking mechanism. The center section has a securing mechanism for securing the bi-pins on the endcap of the linear tubular lamp in the center section. The locking mechanism, when applied to the lampholder, prevents the bi-pins on the endcap of the linear tubular lamp from being removed out of the lampholder, consequently preventing the linear tubular lamp from being removed out of the lampholder.
Claims12
A lampholder system, comprising:
- a lampholder having a center section configured to hold bi-pins on an endcap of a linear tubular lamp;
- a locking mechanism;
- and
- a linear lamp with two identical endcaps,
- wherein:
- the lampholder has an opening on a top thereof and the center section has a slot, with the opening and the slot together supporting sliding in of the bi-pins on the endcap of the linear tubular lamp through the opening and the slot,
- the center section has a securing mechanism configured to secure the bi-pins on the endcap of the linear tubular lamp in the center section,
- the locking mechanism, when applied to the opening or the center section, or both, or the entire lamp holder, prevents the bi-pins on the endcap of the linear tubular lamp from being removed out of the lampholder, consequently preventing the linear tubular lamp from being removed out of the lampholder, and
- the two identical endcaps of the linear lamp have a form of a standard endcap with a flat end face and including only one cylindrical portion with one diameter.
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A lampholder system, comprising:
- a lampholder having a spring-loaded center section configured to hold a pin or bi-pins on an endcap of a linear tubular lamp;
- and
- a locking mechanism,
- wherein:
- the spring-loaded center section houses the pin or bi-pins on the endcap of the linear tubular lamp,
- the spring-loaded center section contains a spring or a mechanism functioning like a spring supporting installation and removal of the linear tubular lamp by pushing the spring-loaded center section toward a base of the spring-loaded center section,
- the locking mechanism, when applied, prevents the spring-loaded center section from being pushed toward the base of the spring-loaded center section, consequently preventing the linear tubular lamp from being removed out of the lampholder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.