Lamp, lamp body and method of making lamp

Abstract

A lamp (10) has a lamp reflector body (12). The lamp reflector body (12) can be formed of a borosilicate glass or a ceramic material; however, the ceramic material is preferred. The lamp body (12) has a forward end wall (16) with an adjacent circular rim (20) that includes one or more recesses (22) formed in an outer surface (23) thereof. A metal ring (26) preferably formed of aluminum, has a radial ledge (28) and a sidewall (30). A lens (24) is positioned on the forward end wall (26) of the lamp body (12) and is held in place by the radial ledge (28). One or more depressions (22a) are formed with the sidewall (30) and into the recesses (22), thereby retaining the lens (24) on the body (12). Preferably, the number of depressions (22a) is equal to the number of recesses (22). A preferred method of creating the depressions is by electro magnetic forming.

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