Reverse pin ultraviolet germicidal lamp system

A germicidal gas discharge lamp assembly comprising:

• a lamp envelope containing gas and having a first end and a second end;
• an anode and a cathode located in the lamp envelope;
• a base cap placed on the first end of the lamp envelope and having a portion of the base cap extending radially beyond at least one side of the envelope;
• at least one return wire connected to the anode or the cathode wherein one of the anode or the cathode is located proximate to the second end, and wherein the least one return wire connects the anode or the cathode to at least one contact pin structured to extend towards the opposing second end of the lamp envelope and formed on the radially extending portion of the base cap externally to the envelope and wherein the at least one return wire extends along said lamp envelope;
• a receiving socket having contact pin receiving holes with receiving contacts therein;
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• wherein the second end, and the envelope, are capable of being inserted through a hole in the receiving socket and wherein the at least one contact pin is structured to engage the contact pin receiving holes with receiving contacts therein in the socket.

A socket assembly for a germicidal gas discharge lamp comprising:

• a receiving socket having contact pin receiving holes with receiving contacts therein;
• a hole located in the receiving socket for accepting a lamp envelope wherein the lamp envelope contains gas and has a first end and a second end;
• an anode and a cathode located in the lamp envelope and a base cap is placed on the first end of the lamp envelope and a portion of the base cap extends radially beyond at least one side of the envelope;
• and at least one return wire connected to the anode or the cathode wherein one of the anode or the cathode is located proximate to the second end, and wherein the least one return wire connects the anode or the cathode to at least one contact pin structured to extend towards the opposing second end of the lamp envelope and formed on the radially extending portion of the base cap externally to the envelope;
• and wherein the at least one return wire extends along said lamp envelope;
• wherein the second end, and the envelope, are capable of being inserted through the hole in the receiving socket and wherein the at least one contact pin is structured to engage the contact pin receiving holes with receiving contacts therein in the socket.