High temperature lamp connector and socket for double-ended lamp
CA 2509132 C · Owner: Arold, Jonathan B. · Inventors: Gosselin, William H.; Frappier, Michael J.; Arold, Jonathan B.
Overview
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A socket (5) for a double-ended lamp (12) comprises a pair of opposed connectors (10) including single-piece ceramic housings (14) each having a top surface (16) and a bottom surface (18) and including a contact receiving area (20) formed in the top surface (16). An electrical contact (22) is positioned in the contact receiving area (20) and secured by any suitable means. The electrical contact (22) has a rectangular base (24) with two sides (26 28) and two ends (30, 32). Opposed, upright walls (34 36) extend from the sides (26, 28) of the base (24) and an upright clip (38) extends from one end of the base for example, end (30). The upright walls (34 36) and the upright clip (38) have …
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- Filed June 3, 2005 and granted August 6, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 3, 2025.
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