Patents by Inventor Rickie Wyke

Rickie Wyke has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lampholder mounting system
    Patent number: 5730522
    Abstract: A lampholder mounting system includes a lampholder and a lampholder bracket. The lampholder includes a housing, electrical contacts supported by the housing and electrical conductors interconnected with the housing to the electrical contacts. The housing includes at least one stop-tab slot and at least one bend-tab slot upon an outer surface of the housing. A lampholder bracket includes a mounting plate with a receiving portion for receiving the lampholder. The receiving portion includes at least one upturned bend tab and at least one stop tab for complementing the outer surface of the lampholder housing, wherein the lampholder is snapped into the receiving portion and the at least one bend tab is bent up to lock the lampholder fixedly to the lampholder bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Rickie Wyke, Stanley S. Brenner