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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387398 | Chamber light socket and refrigerator An object is to provide a chamber lamp socket in which a chamber lamp can be prevented from being loosened even if there is strong impact or vibration and from which the chamber lamp can be easily detached, and a combustible refrigerant applied refrigerator in which... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7264374 | Decorative lighting assembly A decorative lighting assembly includes a plurality of light emitters each having a pair of oppositely positioned first male connectors. The light emitters emit light when power flows through the first male connectors of the light emitters. A plurality of elongated ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7198686 | Foamable coupling for lamp assembly and methods for using the coupling A foamable copolymer based coupling is provided for securely affixing a light emitting glass lamp in a metal base to form a lamp assembly. The copolymer is preferably selected from ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene methyl acrylate, and combinations thereof. The foama... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7083476 | Base for a headlight lamp and headlight lamp A base for a headlight lamp, which has a plastic base part having at least two electrical connections, which have a first end with a contact face, the first ends protruding from the base part when mounted such that the contact faces are perpendicular to the longitud... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7008003 | Pocket structure in interior trim A pocket (P) structure formed by providing a pocket opening (41) in a trim main body and installing a case-shaped pocket cover (50) having an upper opening (51) on the rear side of the pocket opening (41) is provided. The front wall part ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6956493 | Portable sensing light A motion-sensing light includes a power cord with a plug to be plugged into an electrical outlet. In one embodiment, the light is moisture-resistant, allowing the light to be used outdoors with a suitable electrical outlet. The light may be mounted on a wall with na... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6949718 | Frost removal device for thawing frozen ground in work areas A device used to thaw a volume of frozen ground where there is a need to dig a posthole, concrete footing, grave, or other cavity, essentially comprises an inverted housing having a closed top and open bottom and one or more light bulbs for providing heat, which are... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6913491 | Lamp socket There is disclosed a porcelain lamp socket for use in a humid environment where the socket has a body, a screw shell, a center contact and two terminals; one for the line and the other for the neutral wire connection. The screw shell and the line and neutral termina... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6641422 | High intensity discharge lamp and a method of interconnecting a high intensity discharge lamp A high intensity discharge lamp (HID) (200) includes an electrically powered lamp (200) having a lamp exterior (220) and at least one lead (226) extending outside of the lamp. An electrical interface (202) includes a male connector (204) fastened at its b... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6398385 | Fixed-device for the bulb socket The present invention relates to an improved fixed-device for the bulb socket having a chunking member installed at one side of leading-in socket of the said bulb socket, wherein it comprises a plurality of concaved ratchets, a fixed-frame having a pressi... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6213816 | Lamp socket for multipin lamps A lamp socket for multipin lamps with spring-biased contacts for contacting the contact pins of a lamp, and a housing which in the final assembly state at least partially surrounds the lamp base of the lamp. The housing is composed of an upper housing par... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6129443 | Waterproof cover mechanism for belt-like lighting fitting, illuminator, and outdoor lighting system A strip-mounted luminaire (1) has a ribbon cable (11), to the front side of which sockets (12) are connected. An illuminant (13) is mounted on each socket (12). Each watertight cover mechanism (2) has a base member (51) which is provided with a window (72... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6095847 | Watertight lamp socket for lamp belt A watertight lamp socket for lamp belt mainly including a seat having an internally threaded upper portion and a downward opened lower recess portion, a conductor extending across the lower recess portion of the seat, and a bottom cover screwed to a botto... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6039593 | Lamp base structure of a series of Christmas lamps A lamp base structure of a series of Christmas lamps, wherein a through hole and an engaging hole are installed on the central portion and the near rim portion of the groove seat, respectively, while a central conducting piece and an outer conducting piec... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5967823 | Structure for a belt light and an extension device therefor An improved structure of belt light includes a plurality of bulb holders and an electric belt. Each of the bulb holders has a base and a bulb socket mounted on the base with the electric belt extending through the base of the bulb holders, characterized i... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5876236 | Lamp socket with a water sealing and electric leakage preventing structure A lamp socket with a water sealing and electric leakage preventing structure, including a channel-like rubber gasket fitted into a top wire groove in a socket body to hold an electric wire and having two slots for the passing of a positive metal contact p... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5820419 | Waterproof safety socket structure used for miniature light bulb The invention relates to a waterproof safety socket structure, which mainly employs a sleeve element, together with terminals housed inside, attached to the lower end of a light bulb holder and combined with a socket shell to form a tight joint preventing... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5791927 | Means for sealing a light bulb in a socket A sealing ring is fixed to a light bulb to sealingly contact a top rim of a light bulb-receiving socket to seal the gap between the light bulb and the socket. The sealing ring is flexible and includes a base that is fixed to the light bulb, a bottom secti... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5762519 | C-type light bulb socket structure Disclosed in the present invention is an improved C-type light bulb socket structure that comprises soft sealing pads disposed between a socket shell and an end cap to form watertight engagements after these parts being assembled. Therefore, the structure... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5759062 | Lamp socket with water seal means for X'mas tree light set A lamp socket including a rubber top water seal member and a rubber bottom water seal member respectively fastened to two opposite ends of the socket body thereof to stop rain water from passing to the inside of the body, the rubber top water seal member ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5743757 | Lamp socket with water sealing means A lamp socket in which a rubber water sealing cushion is mounted in a top recess at the center of the transversely grooved top wall of the socket body and covered around the electric wire to protect the positive metal contact plate against outside water, ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5743758 | Lamp socket with a water and electricity sealing structure A lamp socket in which the socket body is formed of two symmetrical halves connected together a dovetail joint; a rubber packing ring is mounted around the bottom lamp hole of the socket body to prohibit water from passing to the inside of the socket body... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5688138 | Water-proof lamp socket structure This water-proof lamp socket structure includes a lamp socket, a ring body, an upper cover, and a water-proof ring. The lamp socket is constituted by two semi-cylinders in relative position, with a fluted penetration hole formed at both sides of its botto... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5685638 | Waterproof structure for a decorative light A decorative light consists of a sleeve defining a lower rectangular opening and an upper socket, a base received in the sleeve and defining two bottom holes and an upper socket, a bulb having a lower portion received in the socket of the base and two lea... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5667296 | Water-tight Christmas tree light A water-tight Christmas tree light which includes a lamp socket having an outward flange around one end thereof, an outer projecting wall raised around the periphery, and an outside annular groove around the periphery between the outward flange and the ou... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5660560 | Water-tight lamp socket A water-tight lamp socket which includes a rubber packing ring mounted around the socket body and having two recessed portions disposed at two opposite ends of the wire groove on the socket body, two water sealing retainers respectively mounted around the... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5643006 | Safe light bulb socket structure This invention relates to a safe light bulb socket structure mainly used for a C7 or C9 type light bulb. The socket shell of the socket structure according to the invention has an extended thin non-rigid sheet or an extended thin displaceable rib formed o... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5610472 | Lamp assembly with resilient connector for locating and cushioning neon lamp A neon lamp assembly includes a housing having a cavity with an aperture for emission of light, a neon lamp mounted within the cavity in the housing for emission of light through the aperture and a lens covering the aperture in the housing. Connectors are... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5428518 | Christmas lamp seat of double layer structure A lamp seat of double layer structure for X'mas lamp string, includes an inner film layer made of soft and elastic material, which envelops a bulb seat and related elements, being of a T shape, having a top transverse pipe with its pipe body having a redu... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5161881 | Lamp holders A festoon lamp holder has a base provided with recesses either side of probes. A cap permanently fits to the base to provide a water-tight seal with an electrical cable passing in use through the holder. Power is provided from the cable conductors via fee... | 11/10/1992 |
| 4987340 | Lead wire mounting structure for electroluminescence A lead wire mounting structure for an electroluminescence including a first retainer plate having a plurality of bosses some of which are to be inserted through sealing films of the electroluminescence, and a second retainer plate having a plurality of ho... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4969071 | Illumination set The illumination set has several lamp sockets, which are arranged as a string by an electrical cable (104). Each lamp socket has a housing (121), which is composed of a sleeve (128) and two oppositely positioned inner parts (126, 127) carrying contact mem... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4912363 | Tubular electric incandescent lamp The tubular electric incandescent lamp has at its ends metal hoods, to which current supply conductors are secured. The metal hoods are accommodated in an insulator housing provided with an opening, through which a contact member extends to the exterior. ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4803396 | Lightbulb assembly having latching retaining means A lightbulb assembly composed of (a) a lightbulb and base in electrical engagement in (b) a wired plug and (c) a keeper to keep the assembly together; the keeper includes a cap with an opening in the upper surface for passage of the bulb and with the axia... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4751422 | Tubular electric incandescent lamp The tubular electric incandescent lamp has at its ends (7,8) metal hoods (4), to which the current supply conductors (9,10) are secured. The metal hoods (4) are arranged in an insulator housing (5,6) provided with an opening (13), through which a contact ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4573754 | Lamp assembly A lamp assembly for automotive tail lamps or the like comprising a base member of a relatively soft elastomeric material, a connector of a relatively hard material adapted to be sealingly but releasably plugged into a cavity opening in one face of the bas... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4256989 | Incandescent lamp with filament mounting means and socket adaptor An incandescent electric lamp having an envelope with a portion through which a pair of lead-in studs are brought out, the filament leads being connected to the studs. The lamp is sealed off in the area where the studs are located and an adaptor is provid... | 03/17/1981 |
