CA2311979A1 - Improved structure for lamp socket - Google Patents

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CA2311979A1
CA2311979A1 CA002311979A CA2311979A CA2311979A1 CA 2311979 A1 CA2311979 A1 CA 2311979A1 CA 002311979 A CA002311979 A CA 002311979A CA 2311979 A CA2311979 A CA 2311979A CA 2311979 A1 CA2311979 A1 CA 2311979A1
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lamp socket
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Hung-Chi Tsai
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
    • H01R33/05Two-pole devices
    • H01R33/22Two-pole devices for screw type base, e.g. for lamp
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S4/00Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
    • F21S4/10Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/002Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips making direct electrical contact, e.g. by piercing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/08Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet
    • F21V21/088Clips; Clamps
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2404Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V19/00Fastening of light sources or lamp holders
    • F21V19/0005Fastening of light sources or lamp holders of sources having contact pins, wires or blades, e.g. pinch sealed lamp

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  • Fastening Of Light Sources Or Lamp Holders (AREA)

Abstract

An improved structure for a lamp socket, the socket connects a lamp bulb, it is provided therein with a positive and a negative conducting piece to contact the lamp bulb. Electric wires are fixed on the other end of the lamp socket with a cover. One end of each of the positive or negative conducting piece pierces the insulation layers of the electric wires to contact the internal wires. The main design of the present invention is resided in providing two transversely "L" shaped fixing blocks on the external wall of the lamp socket, the fixing blocks can be closed to each other to form a wire hole opened in the up and down direction, thereby, a plurality of lamp sockets on the electric wires can be braided into a net like decorative lamp construction with the wires fixed on one side of the lamp socket.

Description

IMPROVED STRUCTURE FOR LAMP SOCKET
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention The present invention is related to an improved structure for a lamp socket, and especially to a lamp structure of which the external wall of the lamp socket is provided thereon with two additional wire holes formed each by closing of two fixing blocks to each other, thereby, a plurality of lamp sockets on the electric wires can be braided into a net like decorative lamp construction.
2. Description of the Prior Art A netted lamp device generally is a net like construction formed by braiding of ayplurality of lamp strings having a lot of miniature lamps, it can provide brilliant colorful scene in the sky at night. Such a construction generally has a "C" shaped fixing block on one side of each lamp string for inserting electric wires therein for fixing, then it is used for braiding the lamp strings into a net Light. However, such a construction is subjected to drawing the electric wires away from a notch of the "C" shaped fixing block when in use and the electric wires being pulled with large force by a user, and the whole construction is subjected to collapse. The fixing effect thereof is inferior. Such construction does not suit larger structures of lamp socket. When the plural lamp sockets are to be braided into a net like decorative lamp construction, the requirement for firmness thereof is relatively high. In view of this, the inventor of the present invention provides the novel structure of lamp socket based on his experience of years and continuous study and improvement.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main object of the present invention is to provide an improved structure for lamp sockets which can be braided into a net like decorative lamp construction. Wherein, the external wall of each lamp socket is provided thereon with two additional wire holes formed each by closing of two fixing blocks, thereby, the electric wires can be fixed on one side of the lamp socket to get an aesthetical design.
The secondary object of the present invention is to provide an improved structure for lamp sockets which can fix the electric wires easily. Wherein, the external wall of each lamp socket is provided with two transversely "L" shaped fixing blocks able to close to each other to form a wire hole, at least one of the fixing blocks are provided on a collar which is slipped over the lamp socket and is movable up and down.
When the two fixing blocks are not yet closed to each other, open spaces are left for easy insertion of the electric wires therein. When the two fixing blocks are closed to each other to form wire holes opened in the up and down direction, the electric wires are fixed therein and not easy to get off.
The present invention will be apparent in its particularity and spirit after reading the detailed description of the preferred embodiment thereof in reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is an analytic perspective view of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the situation of the present invention after assembling;
Fig. 3 is another schematic view showing the situation of the present invention after assembling;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing electric wires are fixed on one side of a lamp socket of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing a lot of lamp sockets of the present invention are braided into a net like construction;
Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the third embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to Fig. 1 being an analytic perspective view of the present invention, wherein, the present invention is comprised of the main members of a lamp bulb 1, a lamp socket 2, a cover 3 and a pair of electric wires 4. The lamp bulb 1 is a lamp bulb with a tungsten filament, and is provided on the top thereof with a copper head 11 which is provided peripherally with a thread 12 to be screwed onto the bottom portion of the lamp socket 2. The lamp socket 2 is provided therein with a positive and a negative conducting pieces 21, 22 to contact the corresponding electrodes on the copper head 11 of the lamp bulb l, and
3 to extend upwardly to a wire groove 23 on the top of the lamp socket 2 (as shown in Fig. 1). The electric wires 4 are placed in the wire groove 23 and are fixed on the top of the lamp socket 2 by means of the cover 3.
One end of each of the positive and negative conducting pieces 21 and 22 pierces the insulation layers of the electric wires 4 to contact the internal wires and to complete an effective circuit. This structure is identical to that of a conventional one, and no further detailed description is required.
The present invention is improved primarily in that the external wall of each lamp socket 2 is provided at least with a transversely "L"
shaped fixing block 24; in the embodiment of the present invention, there are two transversely "L" shaped fixing blocks 24 arranged to be separated 180 degrees away from each other. Besides, there is a collar 5 having therein a through hole 51 of which the inner diameter fits the external diameter of the lamp socket 2, the through hole S 1 is provided therein with a groove 52 in conformity with the shape of a protrusion 25 provided on the external wall of the lamp socket 2, the shape is a rectangular groove in this embodiment. This groove has the function of positioning the collar S and preventing it from rotating after it is slipped over the lamp socket 2. The collar 5 is provided peripherally thereof at least with a fixing block 54 in the shape of "L", it is larger in length than in thickness. The collar 5 is provided with two fixing blocks 54 separated 180 degrees away from each other in this embodiment. Their positions and orientations correspond to those of the fixing blocks 24 of the lamp socket 2. Thereby, the fixing blocks 24, 54 can form after assembling wire holes which are closed transversely but opened in the up and down
4 direction.
Referring to Fig. 2 which is a schematic view showing the situation of the present invention during use after assembling, wherein, as to the sequence of assembling, the collar 5 is slipped over the lamp socket 2 in the first place but the fixing blocks 24, 54 are not yet closed to each other.
Thereby the transversely "L" shaped fixing blocks 24, 54 are still opened now, then the electric wires 4 are placed in the wire groove 23 and are fixed on the top of the lamp socket 2 by means of the cover 3. When the plural lamp sockets 2 are to be braided into a net like construction as is shown in Fig. 3, the electric wires 4 are bent downwardly to be inserted in the space form by a pair of fixing blocks 24, 54. As shown in Fig. 4, the collar 5 is pushed down at last to close the fixing block 24 to the fixing block 54, a wire hole which is closed transversely but opened in the up and down direction can thus be formed with the electric wires 4 placed therein. In this way, the electric wires 4 are fixed on one side of a lamp socket 2. In this embodiment, the lamp socket 2 is provided peripherally with two fixing blocks 24, while the collar 5 is provided peripherally with two fixing blocks 5. One pair of the fixing blocks 24, 54 are used to fix the electric wires 4, the other pair are used to fix a conductor 6 which does not have copper wire therein and is only used as an auxiliary conductor in braiding the net like construction with the same fixing mode as that of the electric wires 4 (as shown in Fig. 3 and 4). And as shown in Fig. 5, in using the structure of the present invention, the net like construction formed by interlinking of the lamp sockets 2 on the electric wires 4 are shown in this drawing, wherein the electric wires 4 are shown in solid lines, while conductors 6 are shown in dash lines.
Thereby, not only the electric wires 4 and the conductors 6 are fixed respectively on one side and the other side of the lamp sockets 2, they will not get off the lamp sockets 2 by pulling, and braiding work can be done fast and convenient.
Referring to Fig. 6 being an analytic perspective view showing the second embodiment of the present invention, wherein, two collars 5 in a mutually opposite mode of arrangement are used herein for a lamp socket 20 of the type presently available in the markets (this means the lamp socket does not have the structure of the fixing blocks). With this, the same object as mentioned above can be achieved; the way of use is identical to that above stated structure. In this way, a user needs only to use a plurality of the coupled collars 5 in a string of lamp sockets 20;
thus a net like decorative lamp construction can be formed by braiding.
Referring to Fig. 7 which is an analytic perspective view showing the third embodiment of the present invention, the embodiment only has a change from the collars 5 to collars 7 which also have therein a through hole 71 and are provided peripherally thereof at least each with a fixing block 74 in the shape of "L" both transversely and longitudinally and too being larger in length than in thickness. When in use, the two cellars 7 are arranged in a mutually opposite mode for use on a lamp socket 20, so that when two fixing blocks 74 are closed to each other, no looseness will happen, and the electric wires 4 can be more stably fixed.
The above statement is only for illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not for giving any limitation to the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in this art that all equivalent modifications and changes shall fall within the scope of the appended claims and are intended to form part of this invention.

Claims (6)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. An improved structure for a lamp socket comprising: a positive and a negative conducting piece in said lamp socket to contact corresponding electrodes on a lamp bulb; a cover connected to the other end of said lamp socket to partially fix said electric wires in said cover; one end of each of said positive and negative conducting pieces in said lamp socket pierces insulation layers of said electric wires to contact internal wires, said structure is characterized by that: the external wall of said lamp socket is provided at least with a transversely "L" shaped fixing block, said fixing blocks each forms, after assembling, a wire hole which is closed transversely but opened in the up and down direction by closing to a corresponding fixing block provided on the external wall of a collar, said collar has therein a through hole and is slipped over said external wall of said lamp socket.
2. An improved structure for a lamp socket as in claim 1, wherein, the inner diameter of said through hole in said collar fits said external diameter of said lamp socket.
3. An improved structure for a lamp socket as in claim 1, wherein, two sets of said wire holes are formed on said lamp socket from said fixing blocks closing to each other and are arranged to be separated 180 degrees away from each other.
4. An improved structure for a lamp socket as in claim 1, wherein, said fixing blocks are partially provided on said external wall of said lamp socket, and partially on said external wall of said collar, thereby said wire holes are formed when said fixing blocks of said lamp socket are closed to the other partial and corresponding ones of said fixing blocks of said collar.
5. An improved structure for a lamp socket as in claim 1, wherein, said fixing blocks are respectively provided on two collars which are slipped over said lamp socket in a mutually opposite mode, wire holes are formed when said fixing blocks on one of said collars are closed to the corresponding ones of said fixing blocks on the other of said collars.
6. An improved structure for a lamp socket as in claim 1, wherein, said fixing blocks each is in the shape of "L" longitudinally.
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