EP1384942B1 - Waterproof christmas light bulb - Google Patents
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- EP1384942B1 EP1384942B1 EP02016603A EP02016603A EP1384942B1 EP 1384942 B1 EP1384942 B1 EP 1384942B1 EP 02016603 A EP02016603 A EP 02016603A EP 02016603 A EP02016603 A EP 02016603A EP 1384942 B1 EP1384942 B1 EP 1384942B1
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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. reelsĀ
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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
- H01R33/965—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.
- DE-U-29821070, US-B-6382812, US-A-6095847 and US-A-6398386 are patents disclosing the related technique in ornamental bulbs, wherein the DE-U-29821070 patent discloses a bulb structure without an O-ring, US-B-6382812 discloses a waterproof connection between the two parts by means of a flexible plastic insert which could be seen as a kind of O-ring to ensure the waterproof effect of the disclosed bulb structure, the US-A-6095847 patent discloses a bulb structure having an upper ledge and a lower ledge to be connected to the upper ledge to form a waterproof combination for 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 disclosed bulb structure and US-A-6398386 patent discloses a cover integrally formed with the enclosure for the bulb structure. However, none of the above-mentioned patents discloses a bulb structure effectively blocking the moisture from seeping into the bulb structure so as to prolong the life span of the bulb 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 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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Abstract
Description
- 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.
- When the bulb is inserted into 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. However, it is noted from the structure that when the flange engages the top peripheral edge of the socket, gaps exist. Because of the gaps, water and moisture easily seep into the socket and thus cause an electrical short. Especially, because 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.
- Related information such as DE-U-29821070, US-B-6382812, US-A-6095847 and US-A-6398386 are patents disclosing the related technique in ornamental bulbs, wherein the DE-U-29821070 patent discloses a bulb structure without an O-ring, US-B-6382812 discloses a waterproof connection between the two parts by means of a flexible plastic insert which could be seen as a kind of O-ring to ensure the waterproof effect of the disclosed bulb structure, the US-A-6095847 patent discloses a bulb structure having an upper ledge and a lower ledge to be connected to the upper ledge to form a waterproof combination for the Christmas light bulb is waterproof.
- Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the Christmas light bulb of the present invention;
- Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the Christmas light bulb in Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 in Fig. 1;
- Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 in Fig. 3;
- Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 in Fig. 1;
- Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing a different embodiment of the plug of the present invention;
- Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the plug in Fig. 6 with the socket;
- Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing a still another embodiment of the plug of the present invention;
- Fig. 9 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the plug in Fig. 8 with the socket;
- Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of the securing device of the present invention;
- Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing that a cover is provided to the enclosure;
- Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing a still another embodiment of the cover of the present invention.
- With reference to Figs. 1 and 2, 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 disclosed bulb structure and US-A-6398386 patent discloses a cover integrally formed with the enclosure for the bulb structure. However, none of the above-mentioned patents discloses a bulb structure effectively blocking the moisture from seeping into the bulb structure so as to prolong the life span of the bulb structure.
- To overcome the shortcomings, 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 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).
- With reference to Figs. 3 to 5, during assembly of the Christmas light bulb, 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). Next, 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.
- Furthermore, 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). After the glue (60) fills the L shaped glue holes (53) and the groove (54), the glue (60) overflows and flows to the outer periphery of the plug (50), which fills the gap between the outer periphery of the plug (50) and the inner periphery of the socket (20). Because the plug (50) is made of a waterproof material and is resilient, the definition of 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. After the foregoing assembly is finished, not only the upper portion of the Christmas light bulb is - waterproof, but also the lower portion of the Christmas light bulb is waterproof.
- With reference to Figs. 6 and 7, the plug (50A) is made of rubber.
- With reference to Figs. 8 and 9, it is noted that 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.
- With reference to Fig. 10, it is noted that 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.
- With reference to Figs. 11, 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.
- With reference to Fig. 12, 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..
- It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Claims (6)
- A waterproof Christmas light bulb having a hollow socket (20), a bulb (30), an enclosure (40) and a plug (50);
the hollow socket (20) having two cables (21) received therein, two contacting plates (211) respectively engaged with a distal end of the two cables (21) and securely attached to an inner periphery of the hollow socket (20) and a connection tube (22) formed on top of the hollow socket (20) and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the hollow socket (20) so that a step (23) is formed at a joint between the hollow socket (20) and the connection tube (22);
the bulb (30) partially received in the connection tube (22) and having two wires (32) oppositely formed at a side of the bulb (30) and a dividing plate-(33) integrally formed on a bottom of the bulb (30);
characterized in that :
the bulb has a flange (31) formed to be supported by a top peripheral edge of the connection tube (22),
the enclosure (40) securely connected to the connection tube (22) by a securing device so as to complete a waterproof engagement between the enclosure (40) and the hoifow socket (20): and
the plug (50) received in the hollow socket (20) to have a waterproof engagement with the cables (21) and the inner periphery of the hollow socket (20), herein the plug (50) has two through holes (51) defined to correspond to the two cables (21), and at least one glue hole (53) defined inside the plug (50) to receive therein glue (60), wherein the at least one glue hole (53) has a first end communicating with a side face of the plug (50) and a second end communicating with a bottom of the plug (50). - The waterproof Christmas light bulb as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plug (5) is made of rubber.
- The waterproof Christmas light bulb as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plug (50) has annular protrusions (52) formed on an outer periphery of the plug (50) to stop overflow of the glue (60) and an annular groove (54) defined in an outer periphery of the plug (50) to communicate with the first end of each of the at least one glue hole (53).
- The waterproof Christmas light bulb as claimed in claim 1, 3 or 4. wherein the securing device includes an outer threading (24) formed on an outer periphery of the connection tube (22) and an inner threading (42) formed on an inner periphery of the enclosure (40), wherein an O-ring (34) is resting on and supported by the step (23) so that when the outer threading (24) and the inner threading (42) are combined, engagement between the enclosure (40) and the hollow socket (20) is watertight, because the O-ring (34) is securely clamped between the enclosure (40) and the step of the hollow socket (20).
- The waterproof Christmas light bulb as claimed in claim 1, wherein the securing device includes an upper ledge (43) formed on a lower peripheral edge of the enclosure (40), a lower ledge (25) formed on the step (23) to correspond to the upper ledge (43) and a rubber band (44) applied to secure engagement between the upper ledge (43) and the lower ledge (25).
- The waterproof Christmas light bulb as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a cover (80) integrally formed with the enclosure (40).
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AT02016603T ATE322648T1 (en) | 2002-07-25 | 2002-07-25 | WATERPROOF CHRISTMAS LAMP |
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DE60210442T DE60210442T2 (en) | 2002-07-25 | 2002-07-25 | Waterproof christmas lightbulb |
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