Abstract: A flat and detachable electrical connection system between a flat lighting module and a lampholder is described. The flat lighting module comprises a lighting panel, control circuitry for controlling the lighting panel, and electrical contact pads connected to the control circuitry, all supported at least in part by a mechanical support plate; the mechanical support plate being at least partially enclosed in a housing with a provision or opening so that light can be emitted from the lighting panel; and where the mechanical support plate includes a male mechanical support connector section that extends out from the mechanical support plate in the same plane as the thickness of the lighting module; and where the male mechanical support connector section includes means for non-permanent locking or latching of the lighting module to the lampholder.

Abstract: A lamp socket adapter includes a main body, a sleeve disposed outside of the main body, and a center electrode disposed at the rear end of the main body, in which a front end of the main body is provided with an insulating plug, the insulating plug has a through hole, the through hole is connected to a cavity of the main body, a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet each having a front end disposed in the through hole are arranged in the cavity, the rear end of the first electrode sheet is electrically connected to the center electrode, and the rear end of the second electrode sheet is electrically connected to the sleeve. Therefore, the lamp socket adapter of the present disclosure has the advantages of saving material costs, compact structure, and facilitating the fixing, mounting and replacement of a lamp bulb.

Abstract: The present invention provides an LED bulb and a lamp head structure hereof. The lamp head structure includes an insulating seat, a first conducting plate, a second conducting plate and a conducting piece. The insulating seat has a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space separately arranged and an opening slot communicating with the second accommodating space. The first conducting plate is accommodated in the first accommodating space. One end of the conducting piece inserted in the first conducting plate is electrically conducted with each other, and the other end is protruded out of the insulating seat. The insulating seats could be provided for different types of LED bulb. Thus the development time will be shortened, and the production cost will be reduced.

Abstract: An LED bulb includes a bulb body and an adapter detachably connecting with the bulb body. The bulb body has two pins function as a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The two pins are for inserting into and electrically connecting with a bi-pin socket connector for light bulb, such as MR16 socket connector. The adapter includes a junction seat, a first connector, a second connector, and a bulb cap. Metallic threads are formed on the bulb cap. The first connector is received in the junction seat and electrically contacts the threads. The second connector extends through the junction seat and the bulb cap to make a bottom end thereof being exposed. The adapter is able to engage and electrically connect with an Edison screw socket connector, for example, E-10 socket connector.

Abstract: An apparatus that enables indication of power utilization from an electrical outlet to be visually provided to a user, comprising receptacles, an illumination means, and a toggle switch. When an electrical power cord is plugged into the apparatus and is drawing any amount of current above zero (0) amps, the illumination means will activate, thereby alerting the user that the device is drawing power, even if the device is turned off, and allowing the user to take corrective action if necessary. The integral toggle switch deactivates the power to the device while leaving it plugged in.

Abstract: There is provided a cap and socket arrangement for compact fluorescent lamps. The lamp comprises a discharge tube arrangement made of glass and having sealed ends being positioned at one end of the lamp. A continuous arc path is formed inside the discharge tube between two electrodes disposed at one end of the lamp. At least one of the sealed ends is also provided with an amalgam fill. The sealed ends of the discharge tube arrangement are received in the cap, and the cap comprises contact members and a protruding fitting member for being received in the socket. The socket has a hollow member for receiving the fitting member of the cap, and contact elements for receiving the contact members of the cap. The fitting member and the socket are provided with matching positioning elements for determining the position of the cap with respect to the socket and thereby determining the spatial position of the electrode with respect to the amalgam.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a connecting structure of a lamp head base (2) and a lamp tube base (3). The lamp head base (2) includes an upper cover (21) and a lower cover (22) to engage with each other. The lower cover (22) has two troughs (221) which face downward and a through hole (222) disposed between the two troughs (221). A locking base (5) is connected to the lower cover (22). The locking base (5) includes a press surface (51) which is exposed outside an outer surface of the lower cover (22) and a hook (52) at an inner end thereof. The hook (52) is located above the through hole (222). The lamp tube base (3) includes two tubular sleeves (31) to fix two feet (41) which extend upward from a lamp tube (4), a connecting portion (32) to secure the two tubular sleeves (31), and a locking slot (33) disposed above the connecting portion (32).

Abstract: A lamp socket adapter/converter has a main body with a medium screw-base male lamp connector on a lower end and a mount on an upper end. Standoffs extend from the mount parallel and spaced from a central axis. A printed circuit board has holes engaged with medial portions of the standoffs, and a mounting plate fixed to a female bi-pin socket is engaged with the terminal ends of the standoffs. Circuit components on the circuit board convert the electricity present at the lower end lamp connector to a different form of electricity provided to the bi-pin socket. Potting material surrounds an upper portion of the mount, the printed circuit board, the circuit components, the mounting plate and a lower portion of the bi-pin socket.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for control of an alternating current appliance comprising locating in either an appliance plug or a plug-in module programmable control means and providing a plurality of electrical connections between the programmable control means and programming means.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly of a capped high-pressure discharge lamp (1) and a lamp holder (50). The discharge lamp comprises an outer envelope (10) in which a discharge vessel (11) is arranged. The outer envelope has a pinched portion (20) provided with a clamping member (25). A lamp cap comprises a substantially circular-cylindrical cup shaped portion for receiving the clamping member and is provided with a protruding collar (36). The lamp holder (50) comprises a substantially circular-cylindrical flange (55) for receiving the cup-shaped portion such that the flange engages the protruding collar. An inner diameter of the flange (55) has a tolerance of less than or equal to ?0.2 mm. An outer diameter of the cup-shaped portion (33) has a tolerance of less than or equal to +0.2 mm. The respective tolerances extend over a length of at least 2.5 mm, measured with respect to the protruding collar.

Abstract: The MR16 lamp adapter is an apparatus which allows for one to convert their 120 volt AC lighting device to a lower voltage AC light device by attachment of an Edison lamp base on one end of the apparatus within the Edison socket of the AC light device, the apparatus having an encased voltage converter within a non-conductive extension, reducing the voltage from 120 volt AC to the lower AC voltage. The apparatus has a lower voltage AC light socket with a bulb on the opposing end of the apparatus to accept a low voltage light bulb. This apparatus is most preferred for converting 120 volt AC recessed light canisters without incurring costly and difficult retrofitting of low voltage light device in the place of the existing 120 volt AC recessed light canisters, which may be placed in locations where access is restricted, confined or otherwise inaccessible.

Abstract: A terminating device for interconnecting service provider wiring with subscriber wiring includes a base, a customer bridge, a removable cover and insulation displacement contacts for terminating the service provider wiring and the subscriber wiring. The insulation displacement contacts for the subscriber wiring are housed within the customer bridge and terminate the subscriber wiring by moving an actuating arm from a disconnected position to a connected position. The insulation displacement contacts for the service provider wiring terminate the service provider wiring by moving a stuffer from a disconnected position to a connected position. The cover includes a locking slide having a movable clasp for deterring unauthorized access to the customer bridge, while permitting authorized access. A plug on the cover and a jack on the base each have a resilient seal that telescope together to effectively seal test contacts located within the jack when the plug is inserted into the jack.

Abstract: A lock-in compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) adaptor that would be screwed into the socket of a conventional incandescent lamp assembly. It has an adaptor casing whose respective top wall, bottom wall and outer side walls form an electrical components chamber for a ballast, a printed circuit board, and electrical wiring. A CFL post member socket is formed in the top wall of the adaptor casing. An electrical contact base is connected to the bottom wall of the adaptor casing and it has a conventional externally threaded outer electrical contact surface that would be received into a conventional incandescent lamp socket. The adaptor has structure to prevent unauthorized removal of the compact fluorescent lamp from the adaptor. The adaptor casing also has a pair of vertically oriented slots for receiving and capturing the bottom legs of a harp used with a lamp assembly. One alternative embodiment of the adaptor has a removable electrical contact base.

Abstract: The invention relates to a base for compact fluorescent lamp comprising a body and a cap which are fixed to each other along an outside connection surface, a discharge tube is fixed in the cap and metal pins ensuring a releasable electrical contact are fixed in the body Electrode inleads of the discharge tube are connected to the metal pins, and a connection hollow ensuring an also releasable mechanical joint is formed in the body Extensions as elongations of the wall of the connection hollow are formed inside the base where at least one opening is formed in the extensions and some of the electrode inleads are connected to the metal pins through the opening. Another aspect of the invention is that the extensions are formed inside the base as an elongation of the wall of the connection hollow, and some of the electrode inleads are passed through between the extensions and then are connected to the metal pins.

Abstract: A combination outlet strip includes a casing and a plurality of outlet strip units connected in series and mounted in the casing, each outlet strip unit having a bottom shell, a top shell covered on the bottom shell, and three bus bars mounted in between the bottom shell and the top shell, the bus bars each having a coupling hole and a stud at two opposite ends outside the top and bottom shells, and a plurality of clamping strips for receiving the blades/grounding prongs of electric plugs, the outlet strip units being connected in series by fastening the studs of the bus bars of one outlet strip unit to the coupling holes of the bus bars of another outlet strip unit.

Abstract: A lamp receptacle assembly has a hollow main body, a screw base disposed on a bottom of the main body, and a positioning plate inserted in the main body. The main body has two parallel slide rails, a through hole, an outer annular body, an inner annular body, a spacing, and a plurality of protruded plates. The positioning plate has a first channel, a second channel, a periphery slot, a rectangular groove, a first slot, and a second slot. A first conductive plate has a curved end and a first L-shaped end. A second conductive plate has a U-shaped end and a second L-shaped end. A U-shaped conductive plate has a curved terminal. The first conductive plate is inserted in the first channel. The second conductive plate is inserted in the second channel. The second L-shaped end is inserted in the periphery slot. The U-shaped end, the U-shaped conductive plate, and a fuse tube are inserted in the rectangular groove.

Abstract: A module including a starter assembly and a fluorescent tube assembly is provided to allow the use of fluorescent lighting in a standard incandescent light bulb socket. The starter assembly is coupled to the tube assembly using a coupling system that includes a support plug which protrudes from the starter assembly and is inserted into a receptacle provided in the tube assembly.

Abstract: A ballast device for a compact fluorescent lamp, comprises a ballast case including upper case 10-1, a lower case, and PCBs. The upper case has a incandescent lamp base 19 and the lower case has a socket substrate 11 having a compact fluorescent lamp socket. A bottom portion of the upper case is assembled with said lower case having a socket substrate 11. The PCBs includes a first PCB 15 where electronic circuit components 15-2 are mounted on, having a first receiving portion for allowing for the fluorescent lamp socket to be inserted in, and a second PCB 16 where a electronic circuit components 16-2 are mounted, and the mounted components 16-2 having long height are located in center area of the second PCB 16 to be located inside the bulb base 19.

Abstract: A ballast device for a compact fluorescent lamp with: a ballast case including an outer case (17) and a socket substrate (11), the outer case having an incandescent lamp base (19) at its top portion, the substrate having a compact fluorescent lamp socket and a bottom portion of the outer case being assembled with the socket substrate; a first printed circuit board (PCB) (15) on which electronic circuit components (15-2) are mounted and having a first receiving cavity (15-1) for allowing the fluorescent lamp socket to be inserted therein; and a second PCB (16) on which other electronic circuit components are mounted, with the latter mounted components, that have a relatively high height, being situated in a center area of the second PCB, thus located within the bulb base.

Abstract: An electric lighting assembly including; a protective holder formed on the top with two holes and at two opposite sides with depending lugs, said lugs having a hook portion at the lower end, a ring contact secured on the top of said protective holder, said ring contact being provided on the top with a tip contact and the outer peripheral wall with spiral threads, said tip contact and said spiral threads being electrically connected with the two holes of said protective holder, a conical member connected with the two holes of said protective holder and supported by the hook of said lugs, and a light bulb connected with said conical member, whereby the neon light can be conveniently used indoors.

Abstract: To permit use of a compact fluorescent lamp having a base with projecting rminal pins (9) in an ordinary standard Edison lightbulb socket, an adapter has a lightbulb thread (2) and the housing body includes a reception well (5) to receive a locating plate or plug (6) from the lamp. To relieve stresses and strains on reception terminals (11) which are electrically connected to a printed circuit board (3) within the adapter body, the reception terminals, and preferably the connecting lugs thereof, are formed with openings which are engaged by matching projections formed on the housing body, and preferably by projections extending from the wall defining the well (5) which receives the locating plate or lug (6) of the lamp. This avoids bending, and hence damage to the printed circuit board upon insertion of the lamp pins (9) in the spring contact portions (11a) of the reception terminals since assembly stresses are accepted by the housing body and not by the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A retrofit system for dedicated an Edison-type socket to receive only energy efficient lighting components. The retrofit system includes a power unit, an energy efficient lamp and an adapter. The adapter is arranged to be readily installed in the socket, but once installed it is not removable. The adapter is arranged for the removable mounting of the power unit and the power unit is arranged for the removable mounting of the energy efficient lamp. The retrofit system permits the exchange or replacement of either or both of the power unit and energy efficient lamp as required but does not permit conversion back to the inefficient incandescent lighting.

Abstract: A switching electrical receptacle includes a fixed set of female contacts mounted to be connected to electric power lines. A housing supports a plurality of sliding contacts of substantially cylindrical symmetry disposed parallel to an axis. The housing can be slid axially into and out of electrical contact with the female contacts to make or break a circuit. The sliding contacts are in permanent sliding contact with another set of female contacts that are connected to load terminals that are adapted to receive an electric plug. Each sliding contact is split along its axis and is spring-loaded from within to exert radial forces that assure good electrical connections between the sliding contact and each set of female contacts. Seals are readily installed in the housing to make the receptacle explosion-proof and also appropriate for outdoor use.

Abstract: An adapter for connecting a compact gas vapor electric-discharge lamp to standardized incandescent lamp fittings. The adapter (11) comprises a coupling housing (12), a holder part (13) for the base (14) of the lamp, and a conventional incandescent-lamp base (15). The adapter has a basic form corresponding substantially to the lower part of a standard incandescent lamp. The upper part of the adapter is formed by the holder part (13), which presents a central recess (21) into which the base (14) of the lamp (17) can be inserted, and a reflective cover plate (22), which surrounds the recess (21). The ignition and drive circuits (16) of the electric-discharge lamp includes an electronic frequency converter for converting mains frequency to a high frequency. The constituent electrical components are incorporated both around the recess (21) and in the lamp base (15) and are mutually connected via a circuit card (18) arranged between these parts.

Abstract: A lamp socket adapter includes a main body, a sleeve disposed outside of the main body, and a center electrode disposed at the rear end of the main body, in which a front end of the main body is provided with an insulating plug, the insulating plug has a through hole, the through hole is connected to a cavity of the main body, a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet each having a front end disposed in the through hole are arranged in the cavity, the rear end of the first electrode sheet is electrically connected to the center electrode, and the rear end of the second electrode sheet is electrically connected to the sleeve. Therefore, the lamp socket adapter of the present disclosure has the advantages of saving material costs, compact structure, and facilitating the fixing, mounting and replacement of a lamp bulb.