Apparatus and method for aligning and holding light bulbs
AssigneeTekni-Plex, Inc.
InventorsRichard L. RAMIREZ, Mark A. Bergeron
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Abstract
A mounting pad and method for mounting a plurality of light bulbs in a compact and shock resistant arrangement for storage in a box and for transport, the plurality of light bulbs being arranged in rows generally parallel to each other by mounting the terminal ends of a row of light bulbs in a mounting pad disposed at each terminal end of the bulbs and stacking successive rows of mounted bulbs one on top of each other.
Claims23
A mounting pad for receiving a plurality of light bulbs each having a preselected longitudinal bulb length, a longitudinal axis and a latitudinal bulb diameter, the mounting pad comprising:
- a tray comprised of a plastic material,
- the tray comprising a plurality of bulb mounting cells formed in an open top end of the tray, the cells having a longitude of selected cell length and a latitude of selected cell width, each cell adapted to receive a bulb with the bulb diameter extending across the selected width of a cell and with the longitudinal axis of the bulb aligned with the longitude of a cell;
- the tray having a bottom end and a top to bottom axis generally normal to a bottom surface defined by a plurality of feet each having an undersurface extending downwardly to an axially bottom-most position lying in a generally common plane on the bottom end to define the bottom surface of the tray;
- the bottom end having a generally flat lip disposed along a bottom latitudinal peripheral edge of the tray at about normal to the top to bottom axis, the flat lip projecting in a longitudinal direction away from the cells and having an undersurface disposed generally in the generally common plane;
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- the bottom end having another generally flat lip disposed along a bottom longitudinal peripheral edge of the tray, extending in a latitudinal direction away from the cells and having an undersurface generally disposed in the generally common plane.
A mounting pad for receiving a plurality of light bulbs each having a preselected longitudinal bulb length, a longitudinal axis and a latitudinal bulb diameter, the mounting pad comprising:
- a tray comprised of plastic material,
- the tray comprising a plurality of bulb mounting cells formed in an open top end of the tray, the cells having a longitude of selected cell length and a latitude of selected cell width, each cell adapted to receive a bulb with the bulb diameter extending across the selected width of a cell and with the longitudinal axis of the bulb aligned with the longitude of a cell;
- the tray having a bottom end and a top to bottom axis generally normal to a bottom surface defined by a plurality of feet each having an undersurface extending downwardly to an axially bottom-most position lying in a generally common plane on the bottom end to define the bottom surface of the tray;
- the bottom end having a generally flat lip disposed along a bottom longitudinal peripheral edge of the tray, extending in a latitudinal direction away from the cells and having an undersurface disposed generally in the generally common plane.
A mounting pad for receiving a plurality of light bulbs each having a preselected longitudinal bulb length, a longitudinal axis and a latitudinal bulb diameter, the mounting pad comprising:
- a tray comprised of plastic material,
- the tray comprising a plurality of bulb mounting cells formed in an open top end of the tray, the cells having a longitude of selected cell length and a latitude of selected cell width, each cell adapted to receive a bulb with the bulb diameter extending across the selected width of a cell and with the longitudinal axis of the bulb aligned with the longitude of a cell;
- the tray having a bottom end and a top to bottom axis generally normal to a bottom surface defined by a plurality of feet each having an undersurface extending downwardly to an axially bottom-most position lying in a generally common plane on the bottom end to define the bottom surface of the tray;
- the bottom end having a generally flat lip disposed along a bottom longitudinal peripheral edge of the pad, extending in a latitudinal direction away from the cells and having an undersurface disposed generally in the generally common plane,
- wherein the tray includes walls extending from a top peripheral longitudinal edge to a bottom peripheral longitudinal edge of the tray at opposing latitudinal sides of the tray forming opposing latitudinal sidewalls of the tray, and,
- wherein the tray includes a wall extending from a top latitudinal peripheral position to a bottom latitudinal peripheral edge forming a longitudinal front wall adjoined to the latitudinal sidewalls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.