Halogen incandescent capsule having filament leg clamped in press seal

A halogen incandescent capsule comprising:

• a hard-glass envelope which encloses a sealed cavity, said envelope having at least one end which is firmed by a pinch,
• an inert gas containing halogen in said cavity,
• a tungsten filament having a pair of legs extending substantially non-linearly in opposite directions therefrom and a barrel portion therebetween, said barrel portion being a tungsten wire formed as a primary coil extending through said barrel portion and into said pair of legs, and a secondary coil forming said barrel portion, and
• a pair of molybdenum current supply wires extending into said envelope, said supply wires each being formed with a clamp which is clamped to a respective one of said pair of legs, at least one of said clamps and a portion of at least one of said pair of legs being located in said pinch, wherein said pair of molybdenum current supply wires has a uniform size in said cinch.

A lamp comprising:

• a light-transmitting envelope which encloses a sealed cavity, said envelope having at least one end which is formed by a pinch;
• a filament having a pair of legs extending substantially non-linearly in opposite directions therefrom and a barrel portion therebetween, said barrel portion being arranged in said cavity;
• and
• a pair of wires extending into said pinch, at least one of said wires being attached to a portion of at least one of said pair of legs at said pitch and having a uniform size in said pinch.