Connector having a cylindrical body with a flange and an integral insert with a rectangular bore
AssigneeComponent Hardware Group, Inc.
InventorsStanley Szprengiel, Viranjitsinh Chudasama
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Abstract
The connector for connecting the LED tube to the electrical supply holder has a pair of metal connector pins each of which has a pair of electrical contact in two bores of a circumferential array of bore to allow the LED tube to be inserted into the electrical supply holder in each of several positions 90° apart. In a second embodiment, the connector has a pair of metal connector pins each of which has a semi-cylindrical wall against which a pin of the LED tube contacts. In this embodiment, the LED tube may be turned up to 360°.
Claims12
A connector of one piece construction for mounting an end of an LED tube in an electrical supply holder, said connector comprising
- a cylindrical body of electrically inert material
- a radially directed flange at one end of said body for abutting against the electrical supply holder;
- a receptacle integrally formed on said flange for fitting into the electrical supply holder;
- and
- an integral insert within said cylindrical body having a central bore of rectangular shape extending through said cylindrical body.
In combination
- a one piece connector having a cylindrical body, a radially directed flange at one end of said body, a receptacle integrally formed on said flange;
- and an integral insert within said cylindrical body having a central bore of rectangular shape extending through said insert and said cylindrical body, and
- a pair of metal connector pins mounted in said connector, each said connector pin having a column extending through said central bore of said insert, a plate extending from one end of said column and disposed within said receptacle of said connector and at least one electrical contact at an opposite end of said column.
A connector of one piece construction for mounting an end of an LED tube in an electrical supply holder, said connector comprising
- a cylindrical body of electrical inert material;
- a radially directed flange at one end of said body for abutting against the electrical supply holder;
- a receptacle integrally formed on said flange for fitting into the electrical supply holder;
- and
- an integral insert within said cylindrical body having a central bore of rectangular shape extending through said receptacle and said cylindrical body and a plurality of bores disposed circumferentially about said central bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.