Lamp-bulb-receptive socket portion of a molded-plastic vehicle lamp assembly

- Truck-Lite Co., Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front and upper left perspective view of a lamp-bulb-receptive socket portion of a molded-plastic vehicle lamp assembly showing our new design, the rear wall of the socket, shown in section, being a fragment of the complete lamp assembly. The broken line illustrations of portions of the lamp housing structure are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental elements that form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image and the rear wall of the socket, shown in section, being a fragment of the complete lamp assembly;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 4.

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2186469 January 1940 Wolf
2534804 December 1950 Tiscione
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3118616 January 1964 Magazanik
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Patent History
Patent number: D333123
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 19, 1990
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1993
Assignee: Truck-Lite Co., Inc. (Falconer, NY)
Inventors: Bradley C. Van Riper (Kennedy, NY), Martin P. Van Fossan (Jamestown, NY)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Mason, Fenwick & Lawrence
Application Number: 7/584,865
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Lamp Socket (D13/134)