Illumination – With container – With closure controlled switch
Patent
1979-07-16
1982-02-16
Padgett, Benjamin R.
Illumination
With container
With closure controlled switch
362 61, 362 80, 362374, 362375, 200 6147, 200184, 200190, 200220, B60Q 306, H01H 3502, H01H 2920
Patent
active
043162398
ABSTRACT:
A trunk lid lamp assembly comprising a housing having a first generally tubular part having open ends and a second generally tubular part having a closed end wall with interengaging means which provide a snap fit between said parts. The first part has an axially extending slot into which an offset portion of a bracket extends. The bracket has an L-shaped bayonet slot therein which is exposed to the interior of the first part whereby it may receive the lug of a lamp bulb and hold the bulb in position in the first part. The second part has a portion engaging the bracket to hold the bracket in position in the slot of the first part. The second part also has an axially extending opening in the end wall thereof adjacent the periphery thereof and a terminal extends into the opening and is frictionally held in position. The terminal has a first contact portion. A contact is positioned in the second part and has a first portion extending axially into the first part for engaging with the base of a lamp bulb and a second portion for providing a contact with a mercury switch. A mercury switch engages the contact portion of said terminal and the second portion of the contact. The second housing part has integral portions thereof for holding the mercury switch in position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2228456 (1941-01-01), Hobbs
patent: 3193673 (1965-07-01), Herring
patent: 3553448 (1971-01-01), Davis et al.
patent: 3576409 (1971-04-01), Fiddler
patent: 3895197 (1975-07-01), Mizrahi
patent: 3895197 (1975-07-01), Mizrahi
patent: 4122371 (1978-10-01), Talmadge et al.
patent: 4146762 (1979-03-01), Peck et al.
patent: 4160887 (1979-07-01), van Buren
patent: 4168411 (1979-09-01), Peck
Cass Louis G.
Poleschuk Nicholas
Purdy Samuel
Beta Manufacturing Corp.
Gluck Irwin
Padgett Benjamin R.
LandOfFree
Trunk lamp assembly does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Trunk lamp assembly, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Trunk lamp assembly will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-945093