Automatic light socket

- Pittway Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a first embodiment of an automatic light socket showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the other side being identical;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of the automatic light socket;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof, the other side being identical;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D217466 May 1970 Garrett
D284757 July 22, 1986 Engel
612560 October 1898 Griggal
4211959 July 8, 1980 Deavenport et al.
Other references
  • Sporty'S Tool Shop Catalog, .COPYRGT.1983, p. 44, Photo Electric Light Control Socket. Smart-Socket literature. Photographs of Smart Socket, currently made by Costa. Page from Intermatic Brochure. Literature of Diablo Technologies Inc. Photographs of Hemco Socket. Photographs of Socket of Unknown Origin.
Patent History
Patent number: D296549
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 1986
Date of Patent: Jul 5, 1988
Assignee: Pittway Corporation (Northbrook, IL)
Inventor: Kenneth R. Fenne (Glen Ellyn, IL)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Law Firm: Dressler, Goldsmith, Shore, Sutker & Milnamow, Ltd.
Application Number: 6/825,522
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D13/25; Fluorescent (D26/3)