Clipped together headlamp assembly
CA 2355736 A1 · Owner: Valeo Sylvania L.L.C. · Inventors: Smith, John L.Jr.
Overview
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A clipped together headlamp assembly may be rapidly and accurately assembled from a reflector, a lamp capsule, a retainer and a boot. The rear of the reflector is, designed to receive a clip on retainer forming therebetween a socket to receive the lamp, capsule. Aligning keys assure proper positioning of the retainer. Extending radially from, the reflector portion of the coupling is a rim sealed to a flexible boot. The radially, extending rim can be inserted in the flexible boot to form a water resistant seal. The, clipped together headlamp assembly yields a rapidly sealed water resistant , lamp retainer, without screws.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed August 20, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 20, 2021.
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