CA1043296A - Light bulb storage bank - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A rack fitted with a series of open recesses each of a size to store a plurality of electric light bulbs, with socket fastening means internally mounted to a back plate of the rack to individually fasten the male threaded base plug of the stored bulbs. A
tester socket, connected to a portable electrical line cord permits testing of any bulb removed from the rack. Additional recesses are provided for spare fuses and other accessories.

Description

SUl~MARY OF T~E I~ENTION
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My invention is a rack fitted with a series of open recesses each of a size to sto're a plurality of electric light bulbs, wit'n socket fastening means internally mounted to a back plate of the rack to individually fasten the male threaded base plug of the stored bul~s. A tester socket, connected to a portable electrical line cord permits testing of any bulb removed from the rack. Additional recesses are provided for spare fuses and other accessories.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION _F THE DRAWINGS
The objects and features of the invention may be understood with reference to t'ne following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment of : . ' "

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~43;296 the invention, taken together with the accompanying drawings in which FIG l is a sectional view in elevation oE the rack; ~ ~
FIG 2 is a front elevation view of the rack; and -FIG 3 is a side sectional view of the rack ~

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T~1rning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout -the several views, FIGS l - 3 illustrate the light bulb stor- `
age rack lO, which may be fastened by a bracket 21 attached .: ,.: .:, ,.
externally of the back plate 22 to a clip 23 fastened to a ~`, wall 24, -, The front face 26 of the rack is open permitting ;j ready acce88 to light bulbs 18 which may be individually -threaded to sockets 12 recessed in the inte~ior~surface 29 ; ;
of tbe back plate 22 Sockets 12 may be fitted with the ; ;
conventional female Edi;son screw ferrulss or alt~ernately 1~ ~ ` s~o~ckets 12~may be each a cylindrica1 recess fitted with a spr~ng ~detent~for fastening about the male thread of a light 1 ibul~ b~ase l9 Ths individua1~s~o~age compa~rtments 1l are separated p-eferab~1y by di~ider ws11 32 w~th a~

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9L3~6 central compartment 31 mounted above a central section 42 in which a test socket 33 is Eixed. Test socket 33 is a cylin-drical recess fitted with section 42 of a size to freely fit about a lamp bulb socket 19 and is fitted with an electrical . contact 16 located to engage the central stud contact 38 of a lamp bulb socket and a spring metal detent arm 15 located in a side recess 37 of socket 33 which engages the metal thread of an inserted lamp bulb socket 19.
Contacts 15 and 16 are connected to the conductors of a portable electrical line cord 14. .
Compartment 31 may be fitted with sockets 12 located ~ :
close to each other for storage of plug fuses 37.
A face board 25 extends across the top of the front of the rack 10 above the open recesses 11 and 31, with markings 45 on the face board indicating recommended locations ~ :
, for storage of various slze light bulbs .l8.
Since obvious changes may be made in the specific embodiment of the invention described herein, such modifications being within the spirit of scope of the invention claims, it is :.:
indicated that all matter container herein is intended as illus-trative and no~ as limiting in scope.

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Claims (2)

The embodiments in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A rack for storage of various size of light bulbs comprising a back plate fixed to spaced divider partitions enclosing open recesses in which light bulbs may be stored, with a plurality of socket means, each adaptable for the individual retention of a light bulb base, fixed to the inter-nal side of the back plate and located so that a plurality of said socket means are located in each open recess, said socket means spaced apart from each other and from the divider parti-tions to provide clearance between light bulbs fixed to said socket means, together with a face board mounted externally across the rack with markings on the face board to indicate the recommended loca-tions for individual storage of light bulbs of a common size in each said open recess.

2. The combination as recited in claim 1 in which a recess is fitted with closely spaced sockets adaptable for the storage of plug fuses.