Socket and socket holder for capless incandescent lamp

A socket device for a lamp having first and second lead portions extending from first and second opposed ends thereof comprising:

• a socket having a base and a pair of socket portions;
• said socket portions disposed on opposing ends of said base and each socket portion further having a groove portion for receiving one of said lead portions;
• a lamp contact terminal disposed in each of said socket portions;
• said lamp contact terminals each including first and second facing feeding terminal pieces resiliently biased toward each other;
• said first and second feeding terminal pieces being effective to permit resilient spreading by insertion of one of said lead portions of a lamp into said groove portion;
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• a resilience of said first and second feeding terminal pieces being effective to mechanically retain said lead portion in said groove and to electrically connect said lead portion to a remainder of said socket.

An apparatus for electrically and mechanically connecting a power source to a lamp comprising:

• a pair of electrical conductors disposed within an insulator;
• said insulator having a plurality of openings providing electrical access to said wires;
• a pair of lamp contact terminals each having a receiving terminal portion;
• said receiving terminal portions each mechanically coupling and electrically connecting with said wires though said openings;
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• said receiving terminal portions further effective to mechanically couple and electrically connect to a lamp disposed in said socket device.

A lamp socket comprising:

• first and second conductors;
• a unitary insulation insulating said first and second conductors, and maintaining said first and second conductors in a fixed mutual relationship;
• a first window through said insulation exposing said first conductor;
• at least a second window through said insulation exposing said second conductor;
• identical first and second contact terminals;
• said first and second contact terminals each including first and second feeding terminals forming substantially planar first and second slots therebetween;
• said first and second feeding terminals being resiliently biased toward each other thereby to receive and hold a lead portion of a lamp in their respective slots;
• said first and second contact terminals including first and second receiving terminal portions, respectively, at bases thereof;
• said first receiving terminal portion in a first rotational orientation fitting through said first window for connection to said first conductor;
• said second receiving terminal portion in a second rotational orientation rotated 180 degrees from said first rotational orientation and fitting through said second window for connection to said second conductor;
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• said first and second receiving terminal portions being positioned on their respective first and second contact terminals, respectively, such that said first and second slots are substantially coplanar.