(19)
(11) EP 1 033 791 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/06

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/36

(21) Application number: 00104376.9

(22) Date of filing: 02.03.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 33/05, H01R 33/09, F21M 7/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 02.03.1999 US 260253

(71) Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
Danvers, MA 01923 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Linnell, Thomas D.
    York, Pennsylvania 17404 (US)
  • Gruno, Laura Anne
    Willowstreet, PA 17584 (US)
  • Hun, Chong Yi
    Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 (US)
  • Humphrey, David T.
    York, Pennsylvania 17402 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Angled lamp socket


(57) An angled lamp socket is provided that includes a body and a housing. The body contains therein opposing lamp retaining clips and a plurality of lamp contact members. The housing contains therein a plurality of terminal members. Respective lamp contact members are connected electrically to respective terminal members within a portion of the housing. When a lamp is inserted into the socket, the horizontal axis of the lamp will extend at an angle in relation to the terminal members. In a preferred embodiment, such angle is 90° thereby providing a right angle lamp socket. Each electrical connection may be a weld, or a spring biased engagement, between the lamp contact members and respective terminal members. The electrical connection is such that there is no need for any special opening, and cover thereof, to gain access to the inside of the lamp socket.






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