Patent ID: 11879619
Assignee: CANNY SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. A light stake for holding a light bulb, the light stake comprising:
a spike having a body extending along a spike axis between a top end and an insertion end;
a connecting base extending generally perpendicular to the spike axis; and
a socket having a socket axis that is generally parallel to and offset from the spike axis, the socket including
a socket base extending generally perpendicular to the socket axis and having a solid-material periphery, the solid-material periphery extending on all sides of the socket axis for increased base strength in supporting insertion or removal of the light bulb,
three spaced fingers extending from the socket base along the socket axis, each finger of the three fingers extending between a fixed end near the socket base and a movable end, the movable end of each finger being independently flexible from the other two movable ends to facilitate insertion or removal of a light bulb in the socket,
a riser extending between the connecting base and the socket base along and offset from the socket axis, and
a strengthening fillet at the intersection between an interior surface of the fixed end of each finger and the socket base, at least a portion of the strengthening fillet extending towards the socket axis and increasing a thickness of each fixed end and of the socket base for increased rigidity of the fixed end.