EP1384942A1 - Wasserdichte Weihnachtslampe - Google Patents

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EP1384942A1
EP1384942A1 EP02016603A EP02016603A EP1384942A1 EP 1384942 A1 EP1384942 A1 EP 1384942A1 EP 02016603 A EP02016603 A EP 02016603A EP 02016603 A EP02016603 A EP 02016603A EP 1384942 A1 EP1384942 A1 EP 1384942A1
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Kuo-Hao Huang
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Shining Blick Enterprises Co Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00—Coupling 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
    • H01R33/05—Two-pole devices
    • H01R33/06—Two-pole devices with two current-carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts, having their axes parallel to each other
    • H01R33/09—Two-pole devices with two current-carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts, having their axes parallel to each other for baseless lamp bulb
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S4/00—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
    • F21S4/10—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V15/00—Protecting lighting devices from damage
    • F21V15/01—Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V19/00—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders
    • F21V19/0005—Fastening of light sources or lamp holders of sources having contact pins, wires or blades, e.g. pinch sealed lamp
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V31/00—Gas-tight or water-tight arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V27/00—Cable-stowing arrangements structurally associated with lighting devices, e.g. reels 
    • F21V27/02—Cable inlets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00—Coupling 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
    • H01R33/965—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof holders

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  • the present invention relates to a waterproof Christmas light bulb, and more particularly to a Christmas light bulb having a securing device provided between the enclosure and the socket to secure the engagement between the enclosure and the socket to prevent water from entering the socket and a plug received in the bottom of the socket so that water is prevented from seeping into the socket.
  • a conventional Christmas light bulb includes a bulb with a flange integrally formed on a mediate portion of the light bulb and a hollow socket with two cables extending out from a bottom of the socket.
  • the cables electrically connect with two contacting wires (not shown) of the bulb and the flange seats on a top peripheral edge of the socket.
  • the objective of the flange aims to prevent water from entering the socket so as to accomplish the purpose of waterproofing the Christmas light bulb.
  • gaps exist. Because of the gaps, water and moisture easily seep into the socket and thus cause an electrical short.
  • the Christmas light bulb is normally used outdoors, the Christmas light bulb easily becomes wet so that the conventional Christmas light bulb needs to have an enhanced waterproof structure.
  • the present invention tends to provide an improved waterproof device for a Christmas light bulb to mitigate and obviate the aforementioned problems.
  • the primary objective of the present invention is to provide an improved waterproof device for a Christmas light bulb.
  • the waterproof device includes a securing device provided between the bulb and the socket and a plug inserted into the socket.
  • the securing device secures engagement between the bulb and the socket and the plug prevents water from seeping into the socket from a bottom of the socket so that with the combination of the securing device and the plug, the Christmas light bulb is waterproof.
  • the waterproof Christmas light bulb in accordance with the present invention includes a hollow socket (20), a bulb (30), an enclosure (40) and a plug (50).
  • the socket (20) has two cables (21) extending out of the socket (20) from a bottom of the socket (20) and each cable (21) has a contacting plate (211) formed on a distal end of the cable (21) and securely attached to an inner face of the socket (20).
  • a connection tube (22) is formed on a top of the socket (20) and has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the socket (20) so that a step (23) is formed at a joint between the socket (20) and the connection tube (22).
  • An outer threading (24) is formed on an outer periphery of the connection tube (22).
  • the bulb (30) has a flange (31) with a diameter the same as that of the connection tube (22), two wires (32) oppositely formed on a side of the bulb (30) to correspond to the two contacting plates (211) respectively and a dividing plate (33) integrally formed on a bottom of the bulb (30) to separate the two wires (32) to avoid an electrical short.
  • An O ring (34) is provided between the bulb (30) and the socket (20).
  • the enclosure (40) has a closed end and an open end and the bulb (30) is configured to be able to be snugly received in an inside (41) of the enclosure (40), as shown in Fig. 3.
  • An inner threading (42) is formed on an inner periphery of the enclosure (40) to correspond to the outer threading (24) of the connection tube (22).
  • the plug (50) is cylindrical and has two through holes (51) defined to correspond to the two cables (21) and two L shaped glue holes (53).
  • Each of the L shaped glue holes (53) has a first end communicating with a side face of the plug (50) and a second end communicating with a bottom face of the plug (50).
  • An annular groove (54) is defined in an outer periphery of the plug (50) to communicate with the first end of the L shaped glue hole (53).
  • the bulb (30), due to the flange (31), is supported on top of the connection tube (22).
  • the O ring (34) is then placed on the step (23).
  • the enclosure (40) is threadingly connected to the socket (20). Because of the combination of the inner threading (42) of the enclosure (40) and the outer threading (24) of the socket (20), the O ring (34) is securely clamped between the enclosure (40) and the socket (20) so that a waterproof engagement between the enclosure (40) and the socket (20) is completed.
  • the user is able to insert the plug (50) into the socket (20) from the bottom of the socket (20). While inserting the plug (50) into the socket (20), the two cables (21) extend through the two through holes (51). Thereafter, the user is able to fill the L shaped glue holes (53) with glue (60). As described earlier, one end of each of the L shaped glue holes (53) communicates with the annular groove (54) on the side face of the plug (50) and the other end of the L shaped glue hole (53) communicates with the bottom face of the plug (50). Therefore, the glue (60) is injected into the L shaped glue holes (53) from the second ends of the two L shaped glue holes (53).
  • each of the through holes (51) may have a diameter smaller than a diameter of the cable (21) so that the engagement between the outer periphery of the cable (21) and an inner periphery defining the through hole (51) is waterproof.
  • the plug (50A) is made of rubber.
  • the plug (50B) may have annular protrusions (52) formed on the outer periphery of the plug (50B). With the annular protrusions (51), not only the engagement between the inner periphery of the socket (20) is enhanced, but also the overflow glue (60) is stopped from flowing out of the socket (20) and thus staining of the Christmas light bulb is avoided.
  • the enclosure (40) further has an upper ledge (43) formed on a bottom edge thereof and a lower ledge (25) is formed on the step (23) to correspond to the upper ledge (43).
  • a rubber band (44) defines therein a cutout (441) to receive both the upper ledge (43) and the lower ledge (25) after the enclosure (40) engages with the socket (20). Due to the upper ledge (43) and the lower ledge (25) being received in the cutout (441), the engagement between the enclosure (40) and the socket (20) is waterproof.
  • the enclosure (40) has a cover (70) engaged with the enclosure (40) and having an engaging tube (71) configured to receive therein a portion of the enclosure (40). It is noted that the cover (70) is star shaped so that when the bulb (30) is lit, the light is scattered through the star-shaped cover (70) to increase the attraction.
  • the cover (80) is integrally formed on top of the enclosure (40). Although there is only instruction of two different shapes of the cover (70,80), the cover (70,80) may also includes the shape of the head of a Santa Clause, a golf ball etc..

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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)
EP02016603A 2002-07-25 2002-07-25 Wasserdichte Weihnachtslampe Expired - Lifetime EP1384942B1 (de)

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ES02016603T ES2261562T3 (es) 2002-07-25 2002-07-25 Bombilla de navidad a prueba de agua.
AT02016603T ATE322648T1 (de) 2002-07-25 2002-07-25 Wasserdichte weihnachtslampe
DE60210442T DE60210442T2 (de) 2002-07-25 2002-07-25 Wasserdichte Weihnachtsglühlampe
EP02016603A EP1384942B1 (de) 2002-07-25 2002-07-25 Wasserdichte Weihnachtslampe

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EP1972849A1 (de) * 2007-03-23 2008-09-24 Murakami Corporation Lampenfassung
EP3246626A1 (de) * 2016-05-19 2017-11-22 Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI) Systeme und verfahren für wasserbeständige lampenfassungen
US10887961B2 (en) * 2018-05-01 2021-01-05 Ledup Manufacturing Group Limited Waterproof, dual-polarity decorative light string
CN112432100A (zh) * 2020-10-15 2021-03-02 上海皇广光电科技有限公司 一种户外防盗式景观灯及其安装方法

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DE29821070U1 (de) * 1998-11-25 1999-02-25 Lin Mei Lu Dekorationslampe
US6095847A (en) * 1999-06-01 2000-08-01 Lin; Yuan Watertight lamp socket for lamp belt
US6382812B1 (en) * 2001-02-13 2002-05-07 Min Hsun Hsu Decorative light string
US6398386B1 (en) * 2000-10-13 2002-06-04 Shining Blick Enterprises Co., Ltd. Protecting and decorative structure for crab-eye style lamps without lamp holders

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DE29821070U1 (de) * 1998-11-25 1999-02-25 Lin Mei Lu Dekorationslampe
US6095847A (en) * 1999-06-01 2000-08-01 Lin; Yuan Watertight lamp socket for lamp belt
US6398386B1 (en) * 2000-10-13 2002-06-04 Shining Blick Enterprises Co., Ltd. Protecting and decorative structure for crab-eye style lamps without lamp holders
US6382812B1 (en) * 2001-02-13 2002-05-07 Min Hsun Hsu Decorative light string

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EP1972849A1 (de) * 2007-03-23 2008-09-24 Murakami Corporation Lampenfassung
US7556520B2 (en) 2007-03-23 2009-07-07 Murkami Corporation Light bulb socket for holding a bulb
EP3246626A1 (de) * 2016-05-19 2017-11-22 Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI) Systeme und verfahren für wasserbeständige lampenfassungen
US20170336063A1 (en) * 2016-05-19 2017-11-23 Polygroup Macau Limited (Bvi) Systems and methods for water-resistant lamp holders
CN107401701A (zh) * 2016-05-19 2017-11-28 保利集团澳门有限公司 防水灯座的系统和方法
US10533738B2 (en) 2016-05-19 2020-01-14 Polygroup Macau Limited (Bvi) Systems and methods for water-resistant lamp holders
US10887961B2 (en) * 2018-05-01 2021-01-05 Ledup Manufacturing Group Limited Waterproof, dual-polarity decorative light string
CN112432100A (zh) * 2020-10-15 2021-03-02 上海皇广光电科技有限公司 一种户外防盗式景观灯及其安装方法

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DE60210442T2 (de) 2006-09-07

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