Integrated light unit and circuit element attachable to circuit board
OwnerJohn M. Savage, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A light assembly including a light unit having a base and terminal means projecting rearwardly from the base, incorporates: (a) a body and a retainer thereon defining a forwardly opening recess to receive the base of the light unit for retention in the recess, (b) the body defining multiple cavities having ends located between the recess and a rear outer wall defined by the body, for reception of the light unit terminal means and for reception of auxiliary terminal means projecting rearwardly of the body.
Claims26
For use in a light assembly including a light unit having a base and terminal means projecting rearwardly from the base, the combination with said light unit comprising
- (a) a body and a retainer thereon defining a forwardly opening recess receiving the base of the light unit for retention in the recess,
- (b) the body defining multiple cavities having ends located between said recess and a rear outer wall defined by the body, for reception of said light unit terminal means and for reception of auxiliary terminal means projecting rearwardly of the body, said cavities spaced rearwardly of the light unit base,
- (c) said retainer being intergral with the body and having an annular portion extending about said recess, said annular portion having a serrated bore for retention of clip structure which in turn is coupled to the base of the light unit,
- (d) and including said clip structure which defines spring fingers projecting rearwardly at the side of the light unit, the spring fingers having tongue and groove interfit with the light unit inwardly of the retainer.
For use in a light assembly including a light unit having a base and terminal means projecting rearwardly from the base, the combination with said light unit comprising
- (a) a body and a retainer thereon defining a forwardly opening recess receiving the base of the light unit for retention in the recess,
- (b) the body defining multiple cavities having ends located between said recess and a rear outer wall defined by the body, for reception of said light unit terminal means and for reception of auxiliary terminal means projecting rearwardly of the body, said cavities spaced rearwardly of said light unit base,
- (c) said retainer being integral with the body and having an annular portion extending about said recess, said annular portion having a serrated bore for retention of clip structure which in turn is coupled to the base of the light unit,
- (d) and including said clip structure which defines spring fingers projecting rearwardly at the side of the light unit, the spring fingers having tongue and groove interfit with the light unit in said recess inwardly of the retainer, said tongue and groove interfit being defined by a radially projecting annular boss on the light unit, and first grooves defined by the fingers and receiving said boss, the spring fingers defining second grooves to receive portions of a panel, the spring fingers also defining first cam surfaces rearwardly of the first grooves and angled to be radially spread by the light unit boss, in response to forward insertion of the light into the clip structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.