Switch and dual lamp and switch combination
OwnerArnold Mark, Donald J. Berman +1inventors
InventorsArnold Mark, Donald J. Berman, Sam Cohen
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Abstract
A switch, and a dual lamp and switch combination comprising two conductive strips spaced from each other and each having a contact point adjacent an upper end. The conductive strips contacting filament wires of the lamp or electrical conductors of a power line. A handle including a base is pivotably mounted relative to the contact points, and a conductive member operated by the handle, selectively contacts at least one of the contact points. The conductive member is integral with at least a portion of the conductive member and engages a metallic screw-on section of the lamp or electrical conductors of the power line.
Claims9
A two-position switch for switching power from a power line to at least one conductor comprising:
- at least two substantially vertically extending conductive strips spaced from each other, and each having a contact point adjacent an upper end thereof, said strips adapted to electrically contact respective electrical conductors;
- said two strips form substantially laterally extending tabs forming said contact points;
- a handle having a base, the latter being pivotably mounted with respect to said contact points;
- conductive means for operatively selectively contacting at least one of said contact points of said at least two conductive strips by a pivotal movement of said handle;
- said conductive means forming two laterally extending switch portions adjacent said tabs, respectively and two arc portions
- a conductive member integral with at least a portion of said conductive means and adapted to engage the power line;
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- said base of said handle being mounted adjacent said arc portions moveable relative thereto in a range of movement pressingly abutting said arc portions, alternately and simultaneously, respectively, in a direction toward said contact points so that the corresponding switch portions engage the corresponding contact points, and, so that when said base presses alternately one of said arc portions, the other arc portion moves by see-saw action in a direction away from the corresponding contact point.
A combination switch and multiple filament light bulb, comprising:
- a light bulb having a glass envelope enclosing at least two filaments and a base insulating material, the latter being surrounded by a metallic screw-on section;
- a first wire and a second wire extending from said at least two filaments, respectively, into said base insulating material;
- at least two substantially vertically extending conductive strips spaced from each other and disposed in said base insulating material and extending upwardly out of the latter along said glass envelope, and each strip having a contact point adjacent an upper end thereof, said strips at a bottom thereof being electrically connected to said first and second wires of said light bulb, respectively;
- a center conductive section connected with said base insulating material and insulated thereby from said metallic screw-on section;
- a third wire connecting said filaments to said center conductive section;
- a handle having a base, the latter being pivotably mounted with respect to said contact points;
- conductive means for operatively selectively contacting at least one of said contact points of said at least two conductive strips by a pivotal movement of said handle;
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- a conductive member integral with at least a portion of said conductive means and adapted to engage said metallic screw-on section of said light bulb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.