Lampchanger
CA 1193311 A · Owner: Tideland Signal Corporation · Inventors: Burns, William V.; Recane, Marion L.; Luce, Dan G.
Overview
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LAMPCHANGER, Abstract, A lampchanger preferably for use in a railroad signal lantern having a focusing lens which includes a horizontally rotatable turret adapted to support a plurality of lamps for indexing one of the lamps to the focal point of the lens. The turret includes a plurality of bayonet sockets for holding a lamp in which the sockets have resilient sides which taper inwardly away from the turret body for accurately securing the lamp in position. The turret includes a contact insulator having a radially extending slot adjacent each of the sockets with a power contact positioned in each of the slots. Each power contact includes a circular ridge for engaging the bottom of a lamp …
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- Granted September 10, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 10, 2002.
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