Lamp and lamp base assembly

A lamp base assembly, comprising:

• a first base component comprising a first portion structured and arranged for attachment to a lamp, and an opposite second portion structured and arranged for attachment to a separate second base component;
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• a separate second base component comprising a third portion structured and arranged for attachment to said second portion, and a fourth portion comprising contacts structured and arranged for mechanical and electrical connection with (a) lead wires of said lamp and (b) a connector, said second base component being one of a straight second base component and an angled second base component;
• wherein said second portion comprises a receptacle and said third portion comprises an insert, said insert being configured to mate with said receptacle wherein said second portion comprises at least one heat stake pin and said third portion includes at least one hole structured and arranged to mate with said at least one heat stake pin.

A lamp base assembly, comprising a base;

• contacts within said base structured and arranged for mechanical and electrical connection with lead wires of a lamp and a connector;
• said base having a base mounting portion structured and arranged for attachment to any one of a plurality of differently configured lamp attachment members;
• and a lamp attachment member of said plurality of differently configured lamp attachment members having one portion attachable to said base mounting portion and another portion attachable to a lamp retainer;
• wherein said base mounting portion includes a first recess, and said one portion of said lamp attachment member includes an outer peripheral surface which extends into and mates with said first recess wherein said one portion is a cup-shaped element, having a second recess therein, structured and arranged for insertion into said first recess, and further wherein said another portion is a cylindrical segment structured and arranged for insertion into said second recess.

A lamp base assembly, comprising a base;

• contacts within said base structured and arranged for mechanical and electrical connection with lead wires of a lamp and a connector;
• said base having a base mounting portion structured and arranged for attachment to any one of a plurality of differently configured lamp attachment members;
• and a lamp attachment member of said plurality of differently configured lamp attachment members having one portion attachable to said base mounting portion and another portion attachable to a lamp retainer;
• wherein said base mounting portion includes a first recess, and said one portion of said lamp attachment member includes an outer peripheral surface which extends into and mates with said first recess wherein said one portion is a cup-shaped element, having a second recess therein, structured and arranged for insertion into said first recess, and further wherein said another portion comprises a plurality of pins extending into said cup-shaped element and structured and arranged for attachment to said lamp retainer.

A lamp base assembly, comprising a base;

• contacts within said base structured and arranged for mechanical and electrical connection with lead wires of a lamp and a connector;
• said base having a base mounting portion structured and arranged for attachment to any one of a plurality of differently configured lamp attachment members;
• and a lamp attachment member of said plurality of differently configured lamp attachment members having one portion attachable to said base mounting portion and another portion attachable to a lamp retainer;
• wherein said base mounting portion includes a first recess, and said one portion of said lamp attachment member includes an outer peripheral surface which extends into and mates with said first recess;
• wherein said one portion comprises a cylindrical segment which includes said outer peripheral surface, and said another portion includes at least one radially extending surface extending from said cylindrical segment and structured and arranged for attachment to said lamp retainer.

A vehicle lamp base assembly comprising:

• a vehicle lamp (32) with electrical lead wires (30) extending therefrom;
• a lamp holder including a first portion (90) mechanically attached to the lamp, and a second portion (92) providing an adjustment surface for adjustable attachment along said surface;
• an adapter (46, 58;
• 84, 58′) including an adjustment surface structured and adapted for adjustable surface to surface attachment with said lamp holder adjustment surface, the lamp holder and the adapter being positional adjusted one with respect to the other and coupled one to the other along said respective adjustment surfaces to fix such positional adjustment;
• thereby enabling a standard positioned lamp and lamp holder assembly, and
• a base (22) having a standard receptacle to receive and retain a portion of the adapter and having contacts (24) structured and arranged for mechanical and electrical connection with (a) said lead wires of said lamp and (b) an exterior electrical connector to thereby enable connection of electrical power from said exterior connector to said lamp, said base being one of a straight base (204) and an angled base (22, 218), thereby providing a vehicle lamp base assembly wherein said straight base and said angled base may be interchanged with said lamp holder assembly during manufacture.