US3176260A - Socket retainer clip for light fixtures - Google Patents

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    • 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
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    • F21V19/0085Fastening of light sources or lamp holders of tubular light sources, e.g. ring-shaped fluorescent light sources of straight tubular light sources, e.g. straight fluorescent tubes, soffit lamps at least one conductive element acting as a support means, e.g. resilient contact blades, piston-like contact
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
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    • H05K7/12Resilient or clamping means for holding component to structure
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
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  • lamp sockets are normally secured to a supporting plate by means of screws, kbolts, rivets or similar means of attachment, which require not only additional parts, but also substantially more time for assembly, thus adding materially to the cost of manufacture.
  • One object of this invention resides in the provision of a new and improved retainer clip, which in manufacture of lighting fixtures, forms a permanent and improved attachment of the lamp socket to the supporting plate of a lighting fixture.
  • Another object of this invention reside in the provision of new and improved means for attaching lamp sockets to a supporting plate of lighting fixtures, which does not require the use of screws, bolts, rivets or other known means of assembly.
  • a further object of this invention resides in the provision of a lamp support retainer clip which interlocks slidably with the supporting plate of the lamp assembly, while at the same time, the lamp support is slidably received therein and locked in place under spring tension.
  • Astill further object of this invention resides in the provision of a socket mount for lighting fixtures.
  • An additional object of the instant invention resides in the provision of a light socket retainer clip from which the socket can be readily and quickly removed for inspection or replacement.
  • Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a light socket retainer clip which can be installed without the use of any special tools.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a light socket assembly in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view on an assembly formed from the components shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a planview of the assembly of FIG 2 with portions of the socket cut away.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-section of FIG. 3 taken along the line 44 thereof.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-section of the assembly shown in FIG. 3 and taken along the line 5-5 thereof.
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view as seen from the bottom of the assembly.
  • FIG. 7 is a modified version of the clip, adapted for use in connection with a larger light socket.
  • this invention contemplates the provision of a new retainer clip which considerably simplifies methods and tools required in the assembly of light fixtures while a firm and secure connection between a light socket and a supporting plate is effected.
  • the instant invention presents a novel and improved clip for the attachment of sockets to light fixtures, wherein standard models of light sockets may be slidably seated and locked in place in a one-step operation and wherein disengagement of the socket is just as quickly and easily eifected.
  • the clip provided carries tension exerting tabs and extensions which readily engage a sup- United States Patent 0 "ice porting plate of a light fixture, and which slidably receive and retain a light socket by locking it in place on the fixture.
  • FIGS. 1 through 6 showing one embodiment of the invention for mounting a socket 10 to a supporting plate 11, the supporting plate 11 is provided with an elongated slot 12 and may include a pair of tabs 13 as may be observed more clearly in FIGS. 1 and 4.
  • the slotted opening 12 is adapted to receive the elongated lampreceiving portion 14 of the socket 10 and the portion 14 of the socket has a cross-sectional area substantially smaller than the base 15 of the socket 10 so that the surface of the base 15 immediately adjoining the side walls of the lamp receiving portion 14 of the socket will rest against the surface of the supporting plate 11.
  • the socket mounting clip for securing the socket 10 in the opening 12 as shown in FIG. 2 is generally denoted by the numeral 16 and comprises a base 17 of rectangular configuration and a pair of upwardly extending legs 18 and 19 formed integrally with and extending upwardly from the ends of the base 17.
  • the base 17 is further provided with a cutout portion 20 with the side edges 21 and 22 being spaced a distance greater than the corresponding edges 21 and 22' of the slot 12.
  • the material disposed between the edges 21 and 22 is folded downwardly and against the underside of the base 17 to form an elongated tab 23, which with the base 17, frictionally engages the mounting plate adjoining the edge 24 of the slot 12.
  • the width of the elongated tab 23 is preferably less than the width of the slot 12 to facilitate insertion of the tab into the slot 12 and effecting its engagement with the underside of the support 11.
  • the leading edge 23' of the tab 23 is curved downwardly as viewed in FIG. 1 to facilitate engagement of the tab with the edge 24 of the supporting plate 11.
  • the leading edge of the clip base 17 is provided with an upwardly extending flange 25 having its upper edge 26 curved outwardly to facilitate reception of the front wall 26 of the socket base 15.
  • a pair of spring tabs 27 and 28 adjoin the edges of the flange 25 and frictionally engage the front wall 26 of the socket base 15 as will be observed more clearly in FIG. 2.
  • the socket 10 is held in position on the plate 11 by the upwardly extending legs 18 and 19 which are inclined inwardly as illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the upper end of each leg is provided with a pair of inwardly extending tabs 29 which engage the edges 30 and 31 of the socket base 15 and hold the socket in position on the base 11 as illustrated.
  • the clip 16 may be formed of any desired material it is preferably formed of a resilient material such a spring steel, Phosphor bronze or the like. It is also possible to fabricate the clip of a relatively stiff material since the socket can be held in place by bending the outer ends of the legs 18 and 19 over the top of the socket to secure it in position. Inasmuch as the lamp receiving portion 14 of the socket 10 completely fills the slot 12 when the socket is in place therein, the socket automatically holds the clip in engagement with the mounting plate 11 and accordingly it is not essential that the elongated tab 23 tightly engage the underside of the plate 11.
  • a similar clip construction may be utilized for other types of lamp sockets such as that shown for instance in FIG. 7.
  • the basic elements of the clip 16' are substantially identical to the clip 16 except that the legs 18' and Wider to adequately support the socket.
  • the socket mount in accordance with the invention may be utilized with other types of lamp sockets 'to avoid the need for utilizing screws or rivets for'attachbeen illustrated and described, it i quite evident that alterations, changes, andmodifications may be made Without departing from the true scope and spirit thereof.
  • Means for mounting a lamp socket in a supporting 'plate wherein said soclcet has an elongated lamp receiving portion and an enlarged base on'one end of said lamp receiving portion comprising a supporting plate having an elongated rectangular slot therein slida'bly re ceiving said lamp receiving portion of said socket, said slot having dimensions approximately equivalent to the cross-sectional dimensions of said lamp receiving portion of said socket, at least one tab secured to and extending outwardly from an elongated edge of said slot, a socket engaging clip for securing said socket in position in said slot, said clip having a base portion, an elongated tab having a length slightly less than the length of the slot carried along one side edge of and underlying said base portion, the base portion of said clip overlying one surface of said supporting plate with said elongated tab overlying the other surface of said supporting plate with the side edge of said base porti'on carrying said tab being substantially coincident with another elongated edge of said slot, a leg carried at each end of the base portion
  • I legs including means engagingfthe base of said socket to hold said socket in position 'on said supporting plate and at least one tab carried along the other side edge of said base portion of said clip and extending outwardly therefrom, the last said tab engaging a surfaceof the base portion of said socket torestrict movement of said socket when secured in said slot.
  • Means for mounting a lamp socket on a supporting plate having an elongated socket receiving slot therein and wherein said socket includes a narrow elongated lamp receiving portion extending through said slot, and an enlarged base part comprising a mounting clip having a base lying against one side of said plate adjoining one elongated edge of said slot, an'elongated U-shapedclip 1281b carried by said base, said base being placed in posi-. tion on said plate before installation of said socket with said tab extending through saidv slot and into overlying relationship with the other side of said plate, socket base engaging meanscarried by said base and engaging said 3.
  • a lamp socket retainer'clip seated on one surface of said plate and having a portion extending through said slot and engaging the other surface of said plate, at least'one tab extending from the other side edge of said slot and normal 'to said bottom surface, at least'two pair of spaced clipcarried tabs each including socket engaging ears, said tabs extending substantially normal to the top surface of said supporting plate, and a lamp socket having a lamp receiving portion of substantially the same cross-sectional shape as said slot and an enlarged base portion, said lamp receiving portion extending through said slot and holding said retainer clip in engagement with said plate, and said socket base portion engaging and being securely locked in place by said pairs of tabs.
  • a retainer clip for holding a lamp socket in engagement with a supporting plate having a rectangular .slot therein and wherein the lamp socket has an elongated lamp receiving portion and an enlarged base portion and said elongated portion is adapted to extend through said slot
  • said clip comprising an essentially U-shaped structure having a base and tension-exerting legs extending outwardly from one side of said base, said base having a rectangular opening therein adapted to slidably receive theelongated lamp receiving portion of the socket, means extending along and carried by a longer edge of said opening, said means being folded over and toward the other side of said base and adapted to receive and retain one edge of rtheplate slot with said base lying against the plate and with said opening aligned with the slot, and inwardly extending ears carried on the outer ends of said legs, whereby the elongated portion of the socket upon insertion throughsaid' opening and through the plate slot-.will bring the base portion of the socket into engagement with said ears to hold the base portion firmly against said base of

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E. B. PASCUCCI SOCKET RETAINER CLIP FOR LIGHT FIXTURES Filed June 20, 1962 March 30, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. Epwesr PflSCl/ March 30, 1965 E. B. PASCUCCI SOCKET RETAINER CLIP FOR LIGHT FIXTURES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m m m Connecticut Filed June Ztt, 1962, Ser. No. 203,897 4 Claims. (Cl. 339-128) This invention relates to lamp sockets and more specifically concerns a new and improved retainer clip for mounting lamp sockets.
In the assembly of lighting fixtures, lamp sockets are normally secured to a supporting plate by means of screws, kbolts, rivets or similar means of attachment, which require not only additional parts, but also substantially more time for assembly, thus adding materially to the cost of manufacture.
One object of this invention resides in the provision of a new and improved retainer clip, which in manufacture of lighting fixtures, forms a permanent and improved attachment of the lamp socket to the supporting plate of a lighting fixture.
Another object of this invention reside in the provision of new and improved means for attaching lamp sockets to a supporting plate of lighting fixtures, which does not require the use of screws, bolts, rivets or other known means of assembly.
A further object of this invention resides in the provision of a lamp support retainer clip which interlocks slidably with the supporting plate of the lamp assembly, while at the same time, the lamp support is slidably received therein and locked in place under spring tension.
Astill further object of this invention resides in the provision of a socket mount for lighting fixtures.
An additional object of the instant invention resides in the provision of a light socket retainer clip from which the socket can be readily and quickly removed for inspection or replacement.
Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a light socket retainer clip which can be installed without the use of any special tools.
The above and other cibjects and advantage will become more apparent from the description and drawings forming part of this application.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a light socket assembly in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view on an assembly formed from the components shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a planview of the assembly of FIG 2 with portions of the socket cut away.
FIG. 4 is a cross-section of FIG. 3 taken along the line 44 thereof.
FIG. 5 is a cross-section of the assembly shown in FIG. 3 and taken along the line 5-5 thereof.
FIG. 6 is a plan view as seen from the bottom of the assembly.
FIG. 7 is a modified version of the clip, adapted for use in connection with a larger light socket.
Broadly, this invention contemplates the provision of a new retainer clip which considerably simplifies methods and tools required in the assembly of light fixtures while a firm and secure connection between a light socket and a supporting plate is effected. More specifically, the instant invention presents a novel and improved clip for the attachment of sockets to light fixtures, wherein standard models of light sockets may be slidably seated and locked in place in a one-step operation and wherein disengagement of the socket is just as quickly and easily eifected. In essence, the clip provided carries tension exerting tabs and extensions which readily engage a sup- United States Patent 0 "ice porting plate of a light fixture, and which slidably receive and retain a light socket by locking it in place on the fixture.
Referring now to the drawings and more specifically to FIGURES 1 through 6 showing one embodiment of the invention for mounting a socket 10 to a supporting plate 11, the supporting plate 11 is provided with an elongated slot 12 and may include a pair of tabs 13 as may be observed more clearly in FIGS. 1 and 4. The slotted opening 12 is adapted to receive the elongated lampreceiving portion 14 of the socket 10 and the portion 14 of the socket has a cross-sectional area substantially smaller than the base 15 of the socket 10 so that the surface of the base 15 immediately adjoining the side walls of the lamp receiving portion 14 of the socket will rest against the surface of the supporting plate 11.
The socket mounting clip for securing the socket 10 in the opening 12 as shown in FIG. 2 is generally denoted by the numeral 16 and comprises a base 17 of rectangular configuration and a pair of upwardly extending legs 18 and 19 formed integrally with and extending upwardly from the ends of the base 17.
The base 17 is further provided with a cutout portion 20 with the side edges 21 and 22 being spaced a distance greater than the corresponding edges 21 and 22' of the slot 12. The material disposed between the edges 21 and 22 is folded downwardly and against the underside of the base 17 to form an elongated tab 23, which with the base 17, frictionally engages the mounting plate adjoining the edge 24 of the slot 12. The width of the elongated tab 23 is preferably less than the width of the slot 12 to facilitate insertion of the tab into the slot 12 and effecting its engagement with the underside of the support 11. The leading edge 23' of the tab 23 is curved downwardly as viewed in FIG. 1 to facilitate engagement of the tab with the edge 24 of the supporting plate 11.
The leading edge of the clip base 17 is provided with an upwardly extending flange 25 having its upper edge 26 curved outwardly to facilitate reception of the front wall 26 of the socket base 15. A pair of spring tabs 27 and 28 adjoin the edges of the flange 25 and frictionally engage the front wall 26 of the socket base 15 as will be observed more clearly in FIG. 2. The socket 10 is held in position on the plate 11 by the upwardly extending legs 18 and 19 which are inclined inwardly as illustrated in FIG. 1. The upper end of each leg is provided with a pair of inwardly extending tabs 29 which engage the edges 30 and 31 of the socket base 15 and hold the socket in position on the base 11 as illustrated.
When the socket It is secured to the support 11 as illustrated in FIG. 2 it is held firmly in position and the lamp receiving portion 14 cannot pivot about a line defined by the intersection of the plane of the back wall of the socket 10 with the plane of the supporting plate 11 as may "be observed in FIG. 4.
While the clip 16 may be formed of any desired material it is preferably formed of a resilient material such a spring steel, Phosphor bronze or the like. It is also possible to fabricate the clip of a relatively stiff material since the socket can be held in place by bending the outer ends of the legs 18 and 19 over the top of the socket to secure it in position. Inasmuch as the lamp receiving portion 14 of the socket 10 completely fills the slot 12 when the socket is in place therein, the socket automatically holds the clip in engagement with the mounting plate 11 and accordingly it is not essential that the elongated tab 23 tightly engage the underside of the plate 11.
A similar clip construction may be utilized for other types of lamp sockets such as that shown for instance in FIG. 7. In this form of the invention the basic elements of the clip 16' are substantially identical to the clip 16 except that the legs 18' and Wider to adequately support the socket. It is also evident that the socket mount in accordance with the invention may be utilized with other types of lamp sockets 'to avoid the need for utilizing screws or rivets for'attachbeen illustrated and described, it i quite evidentthat alterations, changes, andmodifications may be made Without departing from the true scope and spirit thereof.
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1. Means for mounting a lamp socket in a supporting 'plate wherein said soclcet has an elongated lamp receiving portion and an enlarged base on'one end of said lamp receiving portion comprising a supporting plate having an elongated rectangular slot therein slida'bly re ceiving said lamp receiving portion of said socket, said slot having dimensions approximately equivalent to the cross-sectional dimensions of said lamp receiving portion of said socket, at least one tab secured to and extending outwardly from an elongated edge of said slot, a socket engaging clip for securing said socket in position in said slot, said clip having a base portion, an elongated tab having a length slightly less than the length of the slot carried along one side edge of and underlying said base portion, the base portion of said clip overlying one surface of said supporting plate with said elongated tab overlying the other surface of said supporting plate with the side edge of said base porti'on carrying said tab being substantially coincident with another elongated edge of said slot, a leg carried at each end of the base portion 9' may befmade somewhat socket base to hold the socket in position in said slot, said elongated lamp receiving portion when in position in said slot holding said tab in engagement with said supporting plate, said socket base engaging means comprising a pair of spaced outwardly extending legs biased inwardly one toward. the other and including means engaging opposing sides of said socket base for securing the socket to said plate, and at least'one tab carried by said base and engaging another side of said socket base.
of said clip and extending outwardly therefrom, 'said I legs including means engagingfthe base of said socket to hold said socket in position 'on said supporting plate and at least one tab carried along the other side edge of said base portion of said clip and extending outwardly therefrom, the last said tab engaging a surfaceof the base portion of said socket torestrict movement of said socket when secured in said slot.
2. Means for mounting a lamp socket on a supporting plate having an elongated socket receiving slot therein and wherein said socket includes a narrow elongated lamp receiving portion extending through said slot, and an enlarged base part comprising a mounting clip having a base lying against one side of said plate adjoining one elongated edge of said slot, an'elongated U-shapedclip 1281b carried by said base, said base being placed in posi-. tion on said plate before installation of said socket with said tab extending through saidv slot and into overlying relationship with the other side of said plate, socket base engaging meanscarried by said base and engaging said 3. In a lamp assembly having a supporting plate with top and bottom surfaces and a slot therein, a lamp socket retainer'clip seated on one surface of said plate and having a portion extending through said slot and engaging the other surface of said plate, at least'one tab extending from the other side edge of said slot and normal 'to said bottom surface, at least'two pair of spaced clipcarried tabs each including socket engaging ears, said tabs extending substantially normal to the top surface of said supporting plate, and a lamp socket having a lamp receiving portion of substantially the same cross-sectional shape as said slot and an enlarged base portion, said lamp receiving portion extending through said slot and holding said retainer clip in engagement with said plate, and said socket base portion engaging and being securely locked in place by said pairs of tabs.
4. A retainer clip for holding a lamp socket in engagement with a supporting plate having a rectangular .slot therein and wherein the lamp socket has an elongated lamp receiving portion and an enlarged base portion and said elongated portion is adapted to extend through said slot, said clip comprising an essentially U-shaped structure having a base and tension-exerting legs extending outwardly from one side of said base, said base having a rectangular opening therein adapted to slidably receive theelongated lamp receiving portion of the socket, means extending along and carried by a longer edge of said opening, said means being folded over and toward the other side of said base and adapted to receive and retain one edge of rtheplate slot with said base lying against the plate and with said opening aligned with the slot, and inwardly extending ears carried on the outer ends of said legs, whereby the elongated portion of the socket upon insertion throughsaid' opening and through the plate slot-.will bring the base portion of the socket into engagement with said ears to hold the base portion firmly against said base of said .clip and the socket in position on'the plate. I
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  1. 2. MEANS FOR MOUNTING A LAMP SOCKET ON A SUPPORTING PLATE HAVING AN ELONGATED SOCKET RECEIVING SLOT THEREIN AND WHEREIN SAID SOCKET INCLUDES A NARROW ELONGATED LAMP RECEIVING PORTION EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLOT, AND AN ENLARGED BASE PART COMPRISING A MOUNTING CLIP HAVING A BASE LYING AGAINST ONE SIDE OF SAID PLATE ADJOINING ONE ELONGATED EDGE OF SAID SLOT, AN ELONGATED U-SHAPED CLIP TAB CARRIED BY SAID BASE, SAID BASE BEING PLACED IN POSITION ON SAID PLATE BEFORE INSTALLATION OF SAID SOCKET WITH SAID TAB EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLOT AND INTO OVERLYING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID PLATE, SOCKET BASE ENGAGING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BASE AND ENGAGING SAID SOCKET BASE TO HOLD THE SOCKET IN POSITION IN SAID SLOT, SAID ELONGATED LAMP RECEIVING PORTION WHEN IN POSITION IN SAID SLOT HOLDING SAID TAB IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SUPPORTING PLATE, SAID SOCKET BASE ENGAGING MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED OUTWARDLY EXTENDING LEGS BIASED INWARDLY ONE TOWARD THE OTHER AND INCLUDING MEANS ENGAGING OPPOSING SIDES OF SAID SOCKET BASE FOR SECURING THE SOCKET TO SAID PLATE, AND AT LEAST ONE TAB CARRIED BY SAID BASE AND ENGAGING ANOTHER SIDE OF SOCKET BASE.
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