Retainer for a lamp
AssigneePrescolite, Inc.
InventorJames B. Druffel
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Abstract
A retainer for supporting a lamp socket to a housing which includes a base having an opening to permit the passage of light from the lamp. Also included is a bracket having an opening for circumscribing a leg protruding from the base. A fastener holds the leg protruding from the base within the opening in the bracket. A support holds the leg and fastened bracket to the housing.
Claims9
A retainer for supporting a lamp socket to a housing comprising:
- a. a base having an opening intended for passage of light from the lamp;
- b. a bracket having a proximal portion including means intended for holding the lamp socket, and a distal portion;
- c. means for fastening said base to said distal portion of said bracket;
- d. means for supporting said base and fastened bracket to the housing including a pair of appendages;
- means for attaching said pair of appendages to said base and fastened bracket;
- means for resiliently forcing said, appendages away from each other;
- and means for supporting said pair of appendages to the housing.
The clip member of claim 8 in which said spring is a coil spring having greater than one turn and said means for holding said spring comprises flange means connected to the first element for wedging between one turn and at least a portion of another turn of said spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.