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EP 0 617 489 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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10.01.1996 Bulletin 1996/02 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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28.09.1994 Bulletin 1994/39 |
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Date of filing: 28.03.1994 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: H01R 33/965 |
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AT BE DE ES FR GB IE IT NL SE |
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Priority: |
26.03.1993 GB 9306318
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Applicant: FLEXIBLE LAMPS LIMITED |
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Epping,
Essex CM16 4JJ (GB) |
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- Copping, Paul Alan, 11 Chatsworth Close,
Herts. CM23 4PP. (GB)
- Field, Robert William 10 Laurence Croft,
Essex. CM1 3LN (GB)
- Gascoigne, Bill,
Essex. CM5 9AU (GB)
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Representative: Cummings, Sean Patrick et al |
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David Keltie Associates
Audrey House
Ely Place
London EC1N 6SN
London EC1N 6SN (GB) |
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(57) A bulb holder (10, 64) for a lamp assembly comprises bulb holding means (14) including
electrical bulb contacts (36, 38), connection means (22) (e.g. a mating portion adapted
to mate with an electrical connector) including electrical connectors (44, 60, 84,
86) for connecting the bulb contacts (36, 38) to an electric power source, and external
circumferential sealing means (28, 34) for forming a substantially watertight seal
between the bulb holder (10, 64) and the remainder of the lamp assembly (70). To minimise
the circumferential length of the sealing means, the bulb holding means (14) and the
connection means (22) are disposed at mutually opposed ends of the bulb holder (10,
64).