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US 6,283,430 B1Granted
Horizontal socket housing assembly
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorsJohn S. Schubert, Joellen M. Skonberg
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Abstract
A socket housing that is designed to be mounted on a reflector includes a socket plate having generally L-shaped plate having a tab extending from an end of a first segment of the L-shaped plate and an enclosure including a pair of side walls. A first side wall includes a slotted opening that receives the tab when the socket plate is mounted on the enclosure.
Claims25
A socket housing configured to be mounted on a reflector, the socket housing comprising:
- a socket plate comprising a generally L-shaped plate having a tab extending from an end of a first segment of the L-shaped plate;
- and
- an enclosure including a pair of side walls, wherein a first side wall includes a slotted opening receiving the tab when the socket plate is mounted on the enclosure.
A method of mounting a socket plate to a socket housing configured to be mounted to a reflector, the method comprising:
- providing a socket housing including a first wall having a slotted opening;
- providing a generally L-shaped socket plate that includes a tab extending from a first segment of the plate and configured to be inserted into the slotted opening;
- mounting the socket plate in the socket housing;
- and
- mounting the socket housing in the reflector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.