Electrical connectors – Having circuit interrupting provision effected by mating or...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-14
2001-11-27
Paumen, Gary (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
Having circuit interrupting provision effected by mating or...
C439S667000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06322380
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a safety light socket and more particularly pertains to preventing electrical shock.
The use of light receptacle devices are known in the prior art. More specifically, light receptacle devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of safely operating light bulbs are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,643,006 to Wang discloses a construction for a safe light bulb socket, having a waterproof assembly for exterior use. U.S. Pat. No. 5,685,761 to Schepens discloses a tool for safely testing and repairing screw-bulb sockets. U.S. Pat. No. 4,949,229 to Bassi discloses a light bulb holding device.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a safety light socket for preventing electrical shock.
In this respect, the safety light socket according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of preventing electrical shock.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved safety light socket which can be used for preventing electrical shock. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of light receptacle devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved safety light socket. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved safety light socket which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a cylindrical socket defined by an upper end, a lower end, and a cylindrical side wall therebetween. The cylindrical socket includes a cylindrical recess extending downwardly of the upper end thereof. The cylindrical recess includes an open upper end, a closed lower end, and an interior cylindrical wall therebetween. The interior cylindrical wall is threaded for receiving a light bulb. The closed lower end has a cylindrical collar extending upwardly therefrom. The cylindrical collar has a spring disposed therein. The spring has an upper end and a lower end. The lower end of the spring is secured to the closed lower end of the cylindrical recess. A primary contact is secured to the upper end of the spring of the cylindrical collar of the cylindrical socket. A secondary contact is secured to the closed lower end of the cylindrical recess of the cylindrical socket. The primary contact and the secondary contact form an operative circuit when touching that will close once a light bulb is positioned completely within the cylindrical recess of the cylindrical socket.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved safety light socket which has all the advantages of the prior art light receptacle devices and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved safety light socket which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved safety light socket which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved safety light socket which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a safety light socket economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved safety light socket for preventing electrical shock.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved safety light socket including a cylindrical socket defined by an upper end, a lower end, and a cylindrical side wall therebetween. The cylindrical socket includes a cylindrical recess extending downwardly of the upper end thereof. The cylindrical recess includes an open upper end, a closed lower end, and an interior cylindrical wall therebetween. The interior cylindrical wall is threaded for receiving a light bulb. The closed lower end of the cylindrical recess has a spring extending upwardly therefrom. A primary contact is secured to the spring of the cylindrical recess of the cylindrical socket. A secondary contact is secured to the closed lower end of the cylindrical recess of the cylindrical socket.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4949229 (1990-08-01), Bassi
patent: 5069632 (1991-12-01), Avitan
patent: 5595493 (1997-01-01), Chen
patent: 5643006 (1997-07-01), Wang et al.
patent: 5685761 (1997-11-01), Schepens
patent: 5743758 (1998-04-01), Cheng et al.
patent: 5980304 (1999-11-01), Lin
patent: 6068499 (2000-05-01), Kuriyama et al.
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