# US 8,783,907 B2 · Lamp socket and cable bracket assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,783,907 B2 - Document ID: US8783907B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/368,902 - Filed: 2012-02-08 - Published: 2013-08-08 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2012-02-08 - Applicants: Ming Jen Hsiao - Inventors: Ming Jen Hsiao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783907B2 ## CPC - F21V 33/00: Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for - H01R 13/5812: {the cable clamping being achieved by mounting the separate part on the housing of the coupling device} - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A lamp socket and cable bracket assembly includes a lamp socket holding a lamp bulb, electrical wires extended from the lamp socket for connection to power source, and a flat cable bracket configured to hold the electrical wires in a smoothly curved manner against stretching and to dissipate heat radiated by the lamp bulb, avoiding electrical wire damage. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lamp socket and cable bracket assembly, comprising: a lamp socket; and a high tensile strength cable bracket for securing electrical wires, said high tensile strength cable bracket comprising a mounting lug fixedly connected to said lamp socket, a planar panel, a sloping panel obliquely connected between said mounting lug and said planar panel, a first cable-retaining notch and a second cable-retaining notch respectively and symmetrically located on two opposite lateral sides of said sloping panel, and a third cable-retaining notch and a fourth cable-retaining notch respectively and symmetrically located on two opposite lateral sides of said planar panel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first cable-retaining notch, said second cable-retaining notch respectively, said third cable-retaining notch and said fourth cable-retaining notch define a mouth, said mouth having a width relatively shorter than the internal width of the respective cable-retaining notch. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a first electrical wire and a second electrical wire respectively electrically connected to said lamp socket for connection to an external power source, wherein said lamp socket comprises a plurality of electrodes arranged in one side thereof and respectively electrically connected with said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire; said first electrical wire being inserted from a bottom side of said sloping panel through said first cable-retaining notch toward a top side of said planar panel and then extended downwardly through said third cable-retaining notch to a bottom side of said planar panel and then turned forwardly out of said cable bracket to a power source, said second electrical wire being inserted from the bottom side of said sloping panel through said second cable-retaining notch toward the top side of said planar panel and then extended downwardly through said fourth cable-retaining notch to the bottom side of said planar panel and then turned forwardly out of said high tensile strength cable bracket to said power source. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said electrodes are installed in one side of said lamp socket and respectively electrically connected with said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein said electrodes are arranged in parallel and respectively electrically connected with said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire at right angles. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a first binding strap fastened to said high tensile strength cable bracket to hold down said first electrical cable in said first cable-retaining notch of said high tensile strength cable bracket and said second electrical cable in said third cable-retaining notch. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a second binding strap fastened to said high tensile strength cable bracket to hold down said first electrical cable in said second cable-retaining notch of said high tensile strength cable bracket and said second electrical cable in said fourth cable-retaining notch. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said high tensile strength cable bracket is a plate member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein said high tensile strength cable bracket is a plate member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said high tensile strength cable bracket is a plate member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a lamp bulb installed in said lamp socket and electrically connected to said electrodes for giving off light and heat energy, and an aroma-diffusion lampshade fastened to said lamp socket around said lamp bulb and configured to hold an aromatic substance in a recessed top side thereof for heating into vapor by the heat energy released by said lamp bulb, said aroma-diffusion lampshade comprising a cable hole for the passing of said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a lamp bulb installed in said lamp socket and electrically connected to said electrodes for giving off light and heat energy, and an aroma-diffusion lampshade fastened to said lamp socket around said lamp bulb and configured to hold an aromatic substance in a recessed top side thereof for heating into vapor by the heat energy released by said lamp bulb, said aroma-diffusion lampshade comprising a cable hole for the passing of said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a lamp bulb installed in said lamp socket and electrically connected to said electrodes for giving off light and heat energy, and an aroma-diffusion lampshade fastened to said lamp socket around said lamp bulb and configured to hold an aromatic substance in a recessed top side thereof for heating into vapor by the heat energy released by said lamp bulb, said aroma-diffusion lampshade comprising a cable hole for the passing of said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire. ### Claim 14 (depends on 6) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a lamp bulb installed in said lamp socket and electrically connected to said electrodes for giving off light and heat energy, and an aroma-diffusion lampshade fastened to said lamp socket around said lamp bulb and configured to hold an aromatic substance in a recessed top side thereof for heating into vapor by the heat energy released by said lamp bulb, said aroma-diffusion lampshade comprising a cable hole for the passing of said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire. ### Claim 15 (depends on 7) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a lamp bulb installed in said lamp socket and electrically connected to said electrodes for giving off light and heat energy, and an aroma-diffusion lampshade fastened to said lamp socket around said lamp bulb and configured to hold an aromatic substance in a recessed top side thereof for heating into vapor by the heat energy released by said lamp bulb, said aroma-diffusion lampshade comprising a cable hole for the passing of said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a lamp bulb installed in said lamp socket and electrically connected to said electrodes for giving off light and heat energy, and an aroma-diffusion lampshade fastened to said lamp socket around said lamp bulb and configured to hold an aromatic substance in a recessed top side thereof for heating into vapor by the heat energy released by said lamp bulb, said aroma-diffusion lampshade comprising a cable hole for the passing of said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a lamp bulb installed in said lamp socket and electrically connected to said electrodes for giving off light and heat energy, and an aroma-diffusion lampshade fastened to said lamp socket around said lamp bulb and configured to hold an aromatic substance in a recessed top side thereof for heating into vapor by the heat energy released by said lamp bulb, said aroma-diffusion lampshade comprising a cable hole for the passing of said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The lamp socket and cable bracket assembly as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a lamp bulb installed in said lamp socket and electrically connected to said electrodes for giving off light and heat energy, and an aroma-diffusion lampshade fastened to said lamp socket around said lamp bulb and configured to hold an aromatic substance in a recessed top side thereof for heating into vapor by the heat energy released by said lamp bulb, said aroma-diffusion lampshade comprising a cable hole for the passing of said first electrical wire and said second electrical wire.