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US 8,823,252 B1Granted
Incandescent lamp having bent filament terminal ends
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDonald P. Iacovoni, Frederick Masters
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Abstract
An incandescent lamp is provided having first and second attach lead wires and a filament having a coil portion between first and second end portions. The first and second end portions are crimped to the first and second wires, respectively. The first end portion has a bent portion and the second end portion has a second bent portion to prevent migration of the coil portion relative to the first and second lead wires.
Claims19
An incandescent lamp comprising:
- a first lead wire;
- a second lead wire;
- and
- a filament crimped to the first and second lead wires and comprising a first end having a first bent portion and a second end having a second bent portion for preventing movement of the filament relative to the first and second lead wires.
1 more element
An incandescent lamp comprising:
- a first lead wire;
- a second lead wire;
- a filament comprising first and second end portions crimped to the respective first and second lead wires and a coil portion therebetween, wherein the first end has a first bent portion and the second end has a second bent portion to prevent migration of the coil portion relative to the first and second lead wires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.