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AssigneeGTE Products Corporation
InventorsA. Charles Topel, Jr., Lewis H. Palmer, III, Stephen J. Leadvaro, Peter R. Gagnon, Roy C. Martin
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A support for a filament or lamp capsule in a lamp having a base and a light-transmissive envelope includes a support ring that is inserted into the base. The ring can be pressed or otherwise secured into the base. The support ring includes at least one pair of tabs that extend radially inwardly. The tabs include mounting holes aligned generally in a direction extending upwardly from the base toward the envelope for receiving and supporting an electrical lead of the filament or lamp capsule. The tabs can be resilient to forcibly engage the lead of the filament or lamp capsule. Two pairs of tabs can be provided to support two leads of the filament or lamp capsule.
A lamp comprising:
A method of constructing a support base for a lamp capsule in a lamp having a base with an inner wall comprising the steps of:
In a lamp having a filament or a lamp capsule with at least two leads, the leads interconnected to a lamp base having electrical contacts for electrically connecting the filament or lamp capsule to a power source, the base having an inner wall and the lamp having a light transmissive envelope, a support for maintaining the filament or lamp capsule in a predetermined orientation within the lamp comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.