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US 2002/0172048 A1Published application
Lamp locking mechanism
OwnerEduardo Ghelman, Jerzy Gawalkiewiczinventors
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Abstract
A light source locking mechanism comprising a housing configured to receive a light source, wherein the housing has a central axis. The locking mechanism also includes an engaging mechanism coupled to the lamp housing and radially disposed about the central axis. The engaging mechanism comprises a plurality of rollers to releasably engage the light source as well as a biasing apparatus coupled to the rollers to flexibly bias the rollers towards the central axis.
Claims17
A light source locking mechanism comprising:
- (a) a housing configured to receive a light source;
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- (b) an engaging mechanism coupled to the lamp housing and configured to releasably engage the light source.
A light source locking mechanism comprising:
- (a) a housing configured to receive a light source, wherein the housing comprises a central axis;
- (b) an engaging mechanism coupled to the lamp housing and radially disposed about the central axis;
- (c) and wherein the engaging mechanism comprises a plurality of rollers to releasably engage the light source;
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- (d) wherein the engaging mechanism comprises a biasing apparatus coupled to the rollers to flexibly bias the rollers towards the central axis.
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