Electrical connectors – Having resilient housing for sealing with coupled connector – Connector comprising lamp or electron tube socket or base
Patent
1996-12-10
1998-08-11
Nguyen, Khiem
Electrical connectors
Having resilient housing for sealing with coupled connector
Connector comprising lamp or electron tube socket or base
439271, 439615, H01R 1352
Patent
active
057919275
ABSTRACT:
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 section that engages the top rim and a top portion that extends radially outward from the base farther than the radial extent of the bottom portion. The bottom portion includes an arcuate section that flexes as the bulb is screwed into the socket to ensure that the gap is fully sealed. The sealing ring and adhesive for fixing the sealing ring to the light bulb can be sold in a kit.
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Byrd Eugene G.
Gernstein Terry M.
Nguyen Khiem
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