Abstract: Low voltage lamp (10) for external use, comprising: •—a hollow and sealed container body (31) consisting of at least two opening half-shells (11.1), filled with insulating gel (G) and containing a terminal connection block (12); •—at least one light source (L) having at one of its extremities at least one electrical and mechanical connection means (13) which is electrically branched by means of electrical wires (25) with respect to said block (12); wherein at least said wires (25) and at least one portion of said connection means (13) are housed in a sealed manner in said container body (31) by means of said gel (G), which encloses them like a cast, and wherein said gel (G) is configured to model its shape on said wires (25), said block (12) and said at least one portion of said connection means (13), in a reversible manner.

Abstract: An assembly includes a contact interface device, a lamp base and a circuit board. This device is connected to the circuit board and is used to bias the circuit board within the center of a cavity of a light bulb. This device contains two or more biasing portions that are connected to one another through a bridge portion. The biasing portions engage an interior threaded portion of the lamp base in order to lock into place and not allow the circuit board to move. The bridge portion allows the biasing portions to counteract one another and suspend the circuit board in the middle of the cavity of the light bulb.

Abstract: Interfaces for electrical (e.g., lighting) devices involve use of electrically conductive edge contacts arranged on or protruding from edges of printed circuit boards (PCBs) that provide or facilitate electrical connections to first and second externally accessible electrical contacts, such as may include threaded and foot contacts of a lighting device including a screw-shaped male base. First and/or second edge contacts of a PCB may protrude through first and second openings in a housing to form first and second externally accessible contact, or directly engage first and second externally accessible contact elements associated with (e.g., retained by) the housing. A contact element retained by a housing may define a slot in the interior of the housing to directly engage an edge contact of the PCB. Electric power is supplied to the PCB via edge contacts without need for intervening wires or soldered connections.

Abstract: A connector includes a first terminal housing that houses a first connecting terminal(s) and is attached to a device as an attached object thereof, and a second terminal housing that houses at least a portion of a cable(s) including a second connecting terminal(s) at an end portion thereof. The first connecting terminal(s) and the second connecting terminal(s) come into contact with each other and form a contact point(s) when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing. The two terminal housings are fitted in a direction crossing an extending direction of the cable(s) that extends from the second terminal housing. The second terminal housing further includes a fixing means on a cable side with respect to the contact point(s) so as to fix a portion housing the cable(s) to the device or another member integrally fixed to the device.

Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a light source, a contact base, a center contact and an outer contact. The contact base extends from a lower end to an upper end along a center axis. The upper end is interconnected with the light source and the lower end is configured to be received in a socket to mate the contact base with the socket. The center contact is disposed proximate the lower end of the contact base and is electronically coupled with the light source. The outer contact includes a ring body and an elongated contact line. The ring body encircles the center contact proximate the lower end of the contact base. The center contact and the outer contact are mechanically and electrically coupled with the socket and electrically join the light source with an electric ground reference.

Abstract: An object is to provide a chamber lamp socket in which a chamber lamp can be prevented from being loosened even if there is strong impact or vibration and from which the chamber lamp can be easily detached, and a combustible refrigerant applied refrigerator in which the chamber lamp socket is adopted.

Abstract: A motion-sensing light includes a power cord with a plug to be plugged into an electrical outlet. In one embodiment, the light is moisture-resistant, allowing the light to be used outdoors with a suitable electrical outlet. The light may be mounted on a wall with nails or screws, hung from a hook, or a mounting bracket that holds the lamp in a desired orientation, yet allows removal and re-insertion of the light.

Abstract: There is disclosed a porcelain lamp socket for use in a humid environment where the socket has a body, a screw shell, a center contact and two terminals; one for the line and the other for the neutral wire connection. The screw shell and the line and neutral terminals are attached to the porcelain body by means of fasteners such as eyelets, rivets, screws, etc. All electrical conductors in the bottom of the socket, including the fasteners are covered with a spacer which forms a watertight seal with the bottom surface of the body. The spacer, which can be made of high dielectric plastic material, can be mechanically held in place by projections which fit snuggly within the eyelets or rivets. RTV, either by itself or in combination with soft fillers such as washers can also be used to obtain a water tight seal. The device disclosed finds utility in applications where superior dielectric strength is desired between the live parts on or in the socket and the sheet metal (ground) to which the socket is mounted.

Abstract: A high intensity discharge lamp (HID) (200) includes an electrically powered lamp (200) having a lamp exterior (220) and at least one lead (226) extending outside of the lamp. An electrical interface (202) includes a male connector (204) fastened at its base (302) to one of the leads (226), an insulate housing (206) having an inner contour (402) shaped to fittedly encompass therein the male connector and at least a portion of the lead, and a cement contact (208) that fastens the housing to the lamp exterior without air gaps. A boot (212) hermetically seals the insulate housing. A female connector (210) is mated to the male connector within the boot, and a feed line (501) having an insulating cover (502) is electrically connected at one end to the female connector and to a power source at the other end.

Abstract: The invention proposes an arrangement (10) for the electrical connection of a lamp (12), of the type in which the lamp (12) is fitted in a support (14) and it is connected electrically to an electrical power-supply harness (107) by having the fixed terminals (24, 26, 28) coming into contact with connecting terminals (65) carried by a terminal block (36). The fixed terminals (24, 26, 28) of the lamp (12) extend laterally overall outwards along directions which are each contained in a substantially transverse plane. The terminal block (36) is fitted movable with respect to the support (14) between a locked position in which the connecting terminals (65) are in electrical contact with the associated fixed terminals (24, 26, 28), and an unlocked position in which the connecting terminals (65) are spaced away from the fixed terminals (24, 26, 28).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved fixed-device for the bulb socket having a chunking member installed at one side of leading-in socket of the said bulb socket, wherein it comprises a plurality of concaved ratchets, a fixed-frame having a pressing piece, and in addition there are exserted ratchets, which are positioned at the place opposite to the said chunking member, snapped at each other in order to achieve the characteristic of rapid assembly and firmly fastening consequently.

Abstract: A lamp socket for multipin lamps with spring-biased contacts for contacting the contact pins of a lamp, and a housing which in the final assembly state at least partially surrounds the lamp base of the lamp. The housing is composed of an upper housing part which supports a device for aligning and securing the lamp, and a bottom hosing part which supports at least indirectly receiving means for the contacts. The spring-biased contacts provided for contacting the various contact pins are arranged in individual electrically insulating and housing-like contact cages which are moveable independently of each other.

Abstract: A strip-mounted luminaire (1) has a ribbon cable (11), to the front side of which sockets (12) are connected. An illuminant (13) is mounted on each socket (12). Each watertight cover mechanism (2) has a base member (51) which is provided with a window (72) adapted to permit a socket (12) of the strip-mounted luminaire (1) to be inserted therein; a back end member (52) for holding the ribbon cable (11) in conjunction with the base member (51) in such a state that the ribbon cable (11) is sandwiched between the base member (51) and the back end member (52); a translucent globe (53) adapted to be attached to the base member (51) so as to enclose the socket (12) and the illuminant (13); a first sealing member (54) for sealing and waterproofing the space around the socket (12); and a second sealing member (55) for sealing and waterproofing the gap between the translucent globe (53) and the base member (51).

Abstract: A watertight lamp socket for lamp belt mainly including a seat having an internally threaded upper portion and a downward opened lower recess portion, a conductor extending across the lower recess portion of the seat, and a bottom cover screwed to a bottom of the lower recess portion to clamp the conductor between the seat and the bottom cover. A sealing member is put around a joint of the lamp socket and a lamp screwed into the internally threaded upper portion of the seat, so that a contact surface between the lamp and the sealing member is watertight. Two contact holes are provided on a top of the lower recess portion of the seat for two screws to downward extend therethrough and pierce into the conductor, so that current is supplied from the conductor via the screws to two conducting spring plates connected to the screws and to the lamp.

Abstract: A lamp base structure of a series of Christmas lamps, wherein a through hole and an engaging hole are installed on the central portion and the near rim portion of the groove seat, respectively, while a central conducting piece and an outer conducting piece are installed in the through hole and the engaging hole. An engaging groove is formed on the inner peripheral wall of the lamp base corresponding to said engaging hole. A bent portion is formed between the upper end penetrating portion and the lower end portion of the outer conducting piece, and the penetrating portion is shifted toward the center of the lamp base groove. An engaging block is engaged in the gap of the engaging hole above the bent portion of the outer conducting piece, wherein the width of said groove engaging hole corresponds to the length of the bent portion between the lower end portion and the upper end penetrating portion of the outer conducting piece.

Abstract: An improved structure of belt light includes a plurality of bulb holders and an electric belt. Each of the bulb holders has a base and a bulb socket mounted on the base with the electric belt extending through the base of the bulb holders, characterized in that: the base of each of the bulb holders is integrally formed with the electric belt and each of the bulb sockets has a watertight rim which is made of a resilient insulation material and which is provided along a top circumference thereof so that when a bulb is received within the bulb socket, the lower side of the glass portion of the bulb is in sealing and resilient contact with the water tight rim. The present invention further provides an extension device for the belt light, which includes a conductive pin device, an insulation housing and a retainer. The conductive pin device is disposed in a first channel formed within the insulation housing.

Abstract: A lamp socket with a water sealing and electric leakage preventing structure, including a channel-like rubber gasket fitted into a top wire groove in a socket body to hold an electric wire and having two slots for the passing of a positive metal contact plate and a negative metal contact plate of the socket body, a rubber cover pad covered on the rubber gasket over the electric wire and compressed against the electric wire and the rubber gasket by a socket cap being fastened to the socket body to seal the periphery of the electric wire and to prevent water from passing to the contact areas between the electric wire and the positive and negative metal contact plates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a waterproof safety socket structure, which mainly employs a sleeve element, together with terminals housed inside, attached to the lower end of a light bulb holder and combined with a socket shell to form a tight joint preventing water penetration.

Abstract: A sealing ring is fixed to a light bulb to sealingly contact a top rim of a light bulb-receiving socket to seal the gap between the light bulb and the socket. The sealing ring is flexible and includes a base that is fixed to the light bulb, a bottom section that engages the top rim and a top portion that extends radially outward from the base farther than the radial extent of the bottom portion. The bottom portion includes an arcuate section that flexes as the bulb is screwed into the socket to ensure that the gap is fully sealed. The sealing ring and adhesive for fixing the sealing ring to the light bulb can be sold in a kit.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is an improved C-type light bulb socket structure that comprises soft sealing pads disposed between a socket shell and an end cap to form watertight engagements after these parts being assembled. Therefore, the structure according to the invention has a waterproof interior space in which electrical conductor parts can obtain better protection.

Abstract: A lamp socket including a rubber top water seal member and a rubber bottom water seal member respectively fastened to two opposite ends of the socket body thereof to stop rain water from passing to the inside of the body, the rubber top water seal member having a bottom mounting groove engaged with the top edge of the socket body, two plug portions fitted into two opposite ends of a transverse wire groove of the socket body to support an electrical wire in the transverse wire groove, and two pairs of wedge blocks forced into close contact with the periphery of the electrical wire at the top by a pressure block of a socket cap, which is fastened to the socket body to hold down the electrical wire, the rubber bottom water seal having an upright annular flange fitted into an annular bottom groove at the bottom end of the socket body, a plurality of upright hooks raised from the upright annular flange and hooked in respective hook hole in the socket body, and an inward annular flap forced into close contact with

Abstract: A lamp socket in which a rubber water sealing cushion is mounted in a top recess at the center of the transversely grooved top wall of the socket body and covered around the electric wire to protect the positive metal contact plate against outside water, a rubber socket is mounted inside the socket body and covered around the positive metal contact plate, having an outward flange which is pressed on the base top of the lamp bulb and circularly covered over the tip contact thereof, and a metal strip transversely suspending on the inside and forced by the tip contact of the lamp bulb into contact with the positive metal contact plate.

Abstract: A lamp socket in which the socket body is formed of two symmetrical halves connected together a dovetail joint; a rubber packing ring is mounted around the bottom lamp hole of the socket body to prohibit water from passing to the inside of the socket body after the installation of the lamp bulb; a movable metal contact plate is suspending inside the socket body and adapted for connecting the tip contact of the lamp bulb to the positive metal contact plate upon the insertion of the lamp bulb in the socket body; a spring is mounted inside the socket body to force the movable metal contact plate downwardly away from the positive metal contact plate after the removal of the lamp bulb.

Abstract: This water-proof lamp socket structure includes a lamp socket, a ring body, an upper cover, and a water-proof ring. The lamp socket is constituted by two semi-cylinders in relative position, with a fluted penetration hole formed at both sides of its bottom. An interior wall of the lamp socket has inner threads and its exterior has a ring body. A curved groove is formed at an upper portion to accommodate a wire. The bottom upper cover inside the groove has a sharp nickel plate which a bottom upper cover with the same curved groove is placed on top of in order to penetrate the wire by the nickel plate for conduction. The bottom of lamp socket is encased with a slight trapezoidal water-proof ring. The water-proof ring is clicked into holes at both sides of the lamp socket by two catch blocks at its top in order to fix it inside the lamp socket so that it will not easily fall off.

Abstract: A decorative light consists of a sleeve defining a lower rectangular opening and an upper socket, a base received in the sleeve and defining two bottom holes and an upper socket, a bulb having a lower portion received in the socket of the base and two leads extending through the bottom holes of the base to be in contact with two contacts fixedly attached on an inside of the sleeve defining the lower rectangular opening, and a waterproof ring having an upper portion hermetically engaging with the bulb and a lower portion hermetically engaging with the sleeve.

Abstract: A water-tight Christmas tree light which includes a lamp socket having an outward flange around one end thereof, an outer projecting wall raised around the periphery, and an outside annular groove around the periphery between the outward flange and the outer projecting wall; a lamp bulb fastened to the lamp socket; and a rubber sealing cap having a tapered, hollow, cylindrical cap body mounted on the lamp socket around the lamp bulb to seal the gap between the lamp socket and the lamp bulb, an inward top flange pressed on the periphery of the lamp bulb, a chamfered bottom edge forced into the outside annular groove of the lamp socket, an inside annular flange, an inside projecting wall disposed between the inside annular flange and the chamfered bottom edge, the inside annular flange stopped against and between the inside projecting wall and the periphery of the lamp bulb, and an inside annular groove defined within the cap body and the inside projecting wall to snugly receive the outer projecting wall of the

Abstract: A water-tight lamp socket which includes a rubber packing ring mounted around the socket body and having two recessed portions disposed at two opposite ends of the wire groove on the socket body, two water sealing retainers respectively mounted around the electric wire in the wire groove of the socket body and set in the recessed portions of the rubber packing ring and held down by the socket cap of the lamp socket to seal the gap of the wire groove, and a water sealing ring mounted within the socket body to seal the gap between the socket body and the lamp bulb.

Abstract: This invention relates to a safe light bulb socket structure mainly used for a C7 or C9 type light bulb. The socket shell of the socket structure according to the invention has an extended thin non-rigid sheet or an extended thin displaceable rib formed on its top and a thin annular appendage integrally molded on the opening at its lower end. When the socket shell is assembled with a light bulb and a socket cap, the thin sheet and the thin annular appendage will fill all leaks at the joining area, producing a watertight effect. In addition, two contact plates are arranged parallel to the electrical wire trench of the socket, with the upper ends thereof piercing into the plastic sheath of electrical wires and the lower ends thereof touching the tip and the ring contacts of the light bulb respectively. With this arrangement, the bad influence of contact plates on the joining of the socket shell and the light bulb, which is frequently found in a prior art socket structure, can be avoided.

Abstract: A neon lamp assembly includes a housing having a cavity with an aperture for emission of light, a neon lamp mounted within the cavity in the housing for emission of light through the aperture and a lens covering the aperture in the housing. Connectors are secured to opposite ends of the neon lamp. Each connector includes a resilient boot that is positioned in a recess in the housing. The resilient boot locates the lamp in the housing and cushions the lamp against shock and vibration. The neon lamp assembly further includes a light-transmissive, conductive mesh covering the aperture in the housing for substantially blocking the emission of RF energy from the housing, and an electrical conductor for coupling the conductive mesh to a reference potential, such as ground. The neon lamp is typically used as a stop light in a vehicle.

Abstract: A lamp seat of double layer structure for X'mas lamp string, includes an inner film layer made of soft and elastic material, which envelops a bulb seat and related elements, being of a T shape, having a top transverse pipe with its pipe body having a reduced diameter, and having a vertical pipe body silghtly enlarged, an inner protruding annulet provided in the bottom outer pipe portion thereof snugly pressing against the body of the bulb; an outer cover layer is laid over the outer peripheries of the concaved pipe body of the top transverse pipe and the vertical pipe body, and let the side pipe portions and bottom outer pipe portion be exposed; therefore, the conductor and the pipes and the bulb can be assembled in tight connection relationship to improve the water proofing effect.

Abstract: A lead wire mounting structure for an electroluminescence including a first retainer plate having a plurality of bosses some of which are to be inserted through sealing films of the electroluminescence, and a second retainer plate having a plurality of holes to be engaged with the bosses, wherein the first and second retainer plates are opposed to each other in such a manner as to sandwich marginal end portions of the sealing films, the terminals projecting from the sealing films, and end portions of the insulated lead wires fixedly connected to the terminals, and the bosses of the first retainer plate inserted into the holes of the retainer plate are caulked to firmly hold the marginal end portions of the sealing films and the end portions of the insulated lead wires.

Abstract: The illumination set has several lamp sockets, which are arranged as a string by an electrical cable (104). Each lamp socket has a housing (121), which is composed of a sleeve (128) and two oppositely positioned inner parts (126, 127) carrying contact members (124, 125) connected to the cable (104). The inner parts (126, 127) at the same time constitute a bottom part (132), consist of a thermoplastic synthetic material and are interconnected by a pivot (133), which is integral therewith. The lamp socket can have a clamping member (107), which is integral with the inner parts (126, 127) and consists of two facing rings (140, 141), which have profiled surfaces (142, 143).

Abstract: The tubular electric incandescent lamp has at its ends metal hoods, to which current supply conductors are secured. The metal hoods are accommodated in an insulator housing provided with an opening, through which a contact member extends to the exterior. The contact member is a metal strap with resilient tongues, which engage a metal hood behind a collar. The insulator housing has a tapering slot with a widened part, in which free end portions of the metal strap are enclosed. The unit of contact member and housing thus obtained is undetachably connected to the lamp in that it is axially slipped around the metal hood.

Abstract: A lightbulb assembly composed of (a) a lightbulb and base in electrical engagement in (b) a wired plug and (c) a keeper to keep the assembly together; the keeper includes a cap with an opening in the upper surface for passage of the bulb and with the axial face of the cap in engagement with the axial face of the bulb base, and not the bulb, and with the annular portion of the cap having a portion on it for normal hooked-up engagement with a companionate portion on the plug to keep the lightbulb in electrical engagement with the wired plug in normal use.

Abstract: The tubular electric incandescent lamp has at its ends (7,8) metal hoods (4), to which the current supply conductors (9,10) are secured. The metal hoods (4) are arranged in an insulator housing (5,6) provided with an opening (13), through which a contact member (11,12) extends to the exterior. The contact member (11,12) has a bifurcate part (19) which grips around the metal hood (4) behind a collar (17) at the said hood. The insulator housings (5,6) lock the contact members (11,12) against radial displacement. By the collar (17) and the insulator housing (6), the contact member (12) is undetachably connected to the metal hood (4). The lamp can be constructed so that the contact members (11,12) are displaceable in longitudinal direction between two extreme positions.

Abstract: An assembly includes a contact interface device, a lamp base and a circuit board. This device is connected to the circuit board and is used to bias the circuit board within the center of a cavity of a light bulb. This device contains two or more biasing portions that are connected to one another through a bridge portion. The biasing portions engage an interior threaded portion of the lamp base in order to lock into place and not allow the circuit board to move. The bridge portion allows the biasing portions to counteract one another and suspend the circuit board in the middle of the cavity of the light bulb.