US2739291A - Electric lamp socket having insulation piercing means for contacting conductors - Google Patents

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US2739291A
US2739291A US512419A US51241955A US2739291A US 2739291 A US2739291 A US 2739291A US 512419 A US512419 A US 512419A US 51241955 A US51241955 A US 51241955A US 2739291 A US2739291 A US 2739291A
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    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to new and useful improvements in electric lamp sockets and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character comprising novel means for firmly anchoring the conductor wires therein with out the usual screws.
  • Another very important object of the invention is to provide a lamp socket of the aforementioned character which obviates the necessity of skinning or stripping the conductor wires, thereby expediting the wiring operation.
  • Figure l is an exploded perspective view of an electric lamp socket constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a view principally in vertical section through the assembled socket
  • Figure 3 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is a detail view in perspective of one of the resilient jaws.
  • the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a shell 5 of suitable metal having mounted therein an insulating lining 6.
  • a removable cap 7 having the usual threaded opening 8 therein accommodating a conventional conductor cord 9 comprising conductor wires 10.
  • a screw socket 112 of suitable metal for the reception of the usual base of an electric lamp.
  • the bottom 12 of the socket 11 is provided with an opening 13.
  • a substantially cylindrical block or body 14 of suitable insulating material Removably mounted in the shell 5, below the socket 11, is a substantially cylindrical block or body 14 of suitable insulating material.
  • a disk 15 of insulating material is interposed between the socket 11 and the body 14.
  • the upper portion of the body 14 is recessed, as at 16, to accommodate resilient, substantially U-shaped jaws 18 and 19 of suitable metal.
  • the resilient jaw 18 is mounted on the disk 15, said jaw passing therethrough and being secured thereto as indicated at 20 and terminating in a contact 21 for engagement by the usual central or positive contact of the electric lamp when it is screwed into the socket 11, the opening 13 in said socket accommodating said contact 21.
  • the resilient jaw 19 is elecrates Patent 0 ice trically secured at one end to the socket 11.
  • the resilient jaws 18 and 19 terminate in penetrating prongs or teeth 22.
  • the lower portion of the body 14 has formed therein vertical or longitudinal openings or bores 23 which communicate with the lower end portions of the recesses 16 and which are for the reception of the free end portions of the unstripped conductor wires 10.
  • the cap 7 is removed and the shell 5 is slipped oil the body 14.
  • the jaws 18 and 19 are released and spring outwardly to retracted or inoperative position substantially as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.
  • the unstripped conductor wires 10 are then inserted in the openings 23 and projected into the lower end portions of the recesses 16.
  • the resilient jaws 18 and 19 are then pressed inwardly for -causing the teeth or prongs 22 thereof to penetrate the insulation of the conductors 10 and engage the wires thereof thereby establishing good electrical contacts in addition to firmly anchoring said wires in the body 14.
  • the shell 5 is then slipped on the body 14 over the bight portions of the resilient jaws 18 and 19 for positively securing said jaws in operative position, after which the cap 7 is replaced.
  • the cord 9 is knotted in the usual manner as indicated at 24 for anchoring said cord in the cap 7.
  • An electric lamp socket comprising a shell, a substantially cylindrical body of insulating material mounted in one end portion of the shell, said body having spaced recesses in one end portion of its periphery and further having longitudinal openings in its other end for the reception of conductor wires and communicating with the recesses, a metallic screw socket, for the reception of a lamp, mounted in the other end portion of the shell and including a bottom having an opening therein, an insulating disk mounted in the shell between said screw socket and said body, a pair of substantially U-shaped, resilient metallic jaws mounted in the recesses, one end portion of one of said jaws passing through the disk and being aflixed thereto, a contact, for engagement by the lamp, integral with said one end of said one jaw and resting on the disk within the opening, the other of said jaws having one end affixed to the screw socket, and teeth on the free ends of the jaws engageable with the conductor wires for anchoring same in the openings, said jaws being engageable by the shell for retention thereby

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March 20, 1956 c. FRANKEL 2,739,291
ELECTRIC LAMP SOCKET HAVING INSULATION PIERCING MEANS FOR CONTACTING CONDUCTORS Filed June 1, 1955 Fig 2 [9 Carl Frankel I INVENTOR. BY fin,
ELECTRIC LAMP SOCKET HAVING INSULATION PIERCING MEANS FOR CONTACTING CON- DUCTORS Carl Frankel, New York, N. Y. Application June 1, 1955, Serial No. 512,419
1 Claim. (Cl. 339-99) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in electric lamp sockets and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character comprising novel means for firmly anchoring the conductor wires therein with out the usual screws.
Another very important object of the invention is to provide a lamp socket of the aforementioned character which obviates the necessity of skinning or stripping the conductor wires, thereby expediting the wiring operation.
Other objects of the invention are to provide an electric lamp socket of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, compact and which may be manufactured at low cost.
These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:
Figure l is an exploded perspective view of an electric lamp socket constructed in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 2 is a view principally in vertical section through the assembled socket;
Figure 3 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2; and,
Figure 4 is a detail view in perspective of one of the resilient jaws.
Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a shell 5 of suitable metal having mounted therein an insulating lining 6. Mounted on one end of the shell 5 is a removable cap 7 having the usual threaded opening 8 therein accommodating a conventional conductor cord 9 comprising conductor wires 10.
Mounted in the other end portion of the shell 5 is a screw socket 112 of suitable metal for the reception of the usual base of an electric lamp. The bottom 12 of the socket 11 is provided with an opening 13.
Removably mounted in the shell 5, below the socket 11, is a substantially cylindrical block or body 14 of suitable insulating material. A disk 15 of insulating material is interposed between the socket 11 and the body 14. The upper portion of the body 14 is recessed, as at 16, to accommodate resilient, substantially U-shaped jaws 18 and 19 of suitable metal. As illustrated to advantage in Figure 2 of the drawing, the resilient jaw 18 is mounted on the disk 15, said jaw passing therethrough and being secured thereto as indicated at 20 and terminating in a contact 21 for engagement by the usual central or positive contact of the electric lamp when it is screwed into the socket 11, the opening 13 in said socket accommodating said contact 21. The resilient jaw 19 is elecrates Patent 0 ice trically secured at one end to the socket 11. At the other ends thereof, the resilient jaws 18 and 19 terminate in penetrating prongs or teeth 22. The lower portion of the body 14 has formed therein vertical or longitudinal openings or bores 23 which communicate with the lower end portions of the recesses 16 and which are for the reception of the free end portions of the unstripped conductor wires 10.
It is thought that the operation or use of the socket will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, to wire the socket, the cap 7 is removed and the shell 5 is slipped oil the body 14. When the shell 5 is thus removed the jaws 18 and 19 are released and spring outwardly to retracted or inoperative position substantially as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing. The unstripped conductor wires 10 are then inserted in the openings 23 and projected into the lower end portions of the recesses 16. Using the thumb and fingers, the resilient jaws 18 and 19 are then pressed inwardly for -causing the teeth or prongs 22 thereof to penetrate the insulation of the conductors 10 and engage the wires thereof thereby establishing good electrical contacts in addition to firmly anchoring said wires in the body 14. The shell 5 is then slipped on the body 14 over the bight portions of the resilient jaws 18 and 19 for positively securing said jaws in operative position, after which the cap 7 is replaced. The cord 9 is knotted in the usual manner as indicated at 24 for anchoring said cord in the cap 7.
From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.
What is claimed as new is as follows:
An electric lamp socket comprising a shell, a substantially cylindrical body of insulating material mounted in one end portion of the shell, said body having spaced recesses in one end portion of its periphery and further having longitudinal openings in its other end for the reception of conductor wires and communicating with the recesses, a metallic screw socket, for the reception of a lamp, mounted in the other end portion of the shell and including a bottom having an opening therein, an insulating disk mounted in the shell between said screw socket and said body, a pair of substantially U-shaped, resilient metallic jaws mounted in the recesses, one end portion of one of said jaws passing through the disk and being aflixed thereto, a contact, for engagement by the lamp, integral with said one end of said one jaw and resting on the disk within the opening, the other of said jaws having one end affixed to the screw socket, and teeth on the free ends of the jaws engageable with the conductor wires for anchoring same in the openings, said jaws being engageable by the shell for retention thereby in operative position.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,956,018 Gilbert Apr. 24, 1934 2,223,469 'Iulchin Dec. 3, 1940 2,725,545 Gordon Nov. 29, 1955
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US2874366A (en) * 1956-01-27 1959-02-17 Emile S Fromer Electric light socket
US3168987A (en) * 1963-01-17 1965-02-09 Raymond A Heisler Fixture for fluorescent lights and the like
US3397379A (en) * 1965-10-20 1968-08-13 Puig Juan Coma Lamp socket with insulation piercing contacts
DE2355873A1 (en) * 1972-11-21 1974-05-22 Bunker Ramo ELECTRIC CONNECTOR
US3980380A (en) * 1972-11-21 1976-09-14 Bunker Ramo Corporation Electrical connectors with plural simultaneously-actuated insulation-piercing contacts
DE19724774C1 (en) * 1997-06-12 1998-07-30 Amphenol Tuchel Elect Insulation piercing contact system for insulated cable
US5893774A (en) * 1997-06-11 1999-04-13 Shining Blick Enterprises Co., Ltd. Lamp socket set with press connecting conductors
US8033858B1 (en) * 2011-01-12 2011-10-11 Sun-Lite Sockets Industry Inc. Lamp holder with a fixing element fixed to a contact plate on one side of an insulating base and to a wiring element on other side of the base
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US2223469A (en) * 1938-01-05 1940-12-03 Tulchin David Wire terminal for electric lamp sockets and other appliances
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US2874366A (en) * 1956-01-27 1959-02-17 Emile S Fromer Electric light socket
US3168987A (en) * 1963-01-17 1965-02-09 Raymond A Heisler Fixture for fluorescent lights and the like
US3397379A (en) * 1965-10-20 1968-08-13 Puig Juan Coma Lamp socket with insulation piercing contacts
DE2355873A1 (en) * 1972-11-21 1974-05-22 Bunker Ramo ELECTRIC CONNECTOR
US3980380A (en) * 1972-11-21 1976-09-14 Bunker Ramo Corporation Electrical connectors with plural simultaneously-actuated insulation-piercing contacts
US5893774A (en) * 1997-06-11 1999-04-13 Shining Blick Enterprises Co., Ltd. Lamp socket set with press connecting conductors
DE19724774C1 (en) * 1997-06-12 1998-07-30 Amphenol Tuchel Elect Insulation piercing contact system for insulated cable
US8033858B1 (en) * 2011-01-12 2011-10-11 Sun-Lite Sockets Industry Inc. Lamp holder with a fixing element fixed to a contact plate on one side of an insulating base and to a wiring element on other side of the base
DE102014116482A1 (en) 2014-11-12 2016-05-12 Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics Gmbh contact element
DE102014116482B4 (en) 2014-11-12 2021-09-23 Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics Gmbh Contact element
EP3029774A1 (en) 2014-12-03 2016-06-08 Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH Field-mountable stamped cutting clamping contact
DE102014117804A1 (en) 2014-12-03 2016-06-09 Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics Gmbh Field-configurable punched insulation displacement contact
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