Patent ID: 11913626
Assignee: RUSSEL WILLIAMS HOME SERVICE LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A clip comprising:
an elongated body having a first end and a second end;
a strut having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the strut is connected to the second end of the elongated body, and wherein the first end of the strut and the second end of the strut collectively define a strut axis;
a cantilever having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the cantilever is connected to the second end of the strut; and
a circular bulb holder connected to the cantilever or the strut and extending in a direction substantially opposite the second end of the cantilever, wherein the circular bulb holder includes a hole configured to receive at least a portion of a bulb, wherein the hole has central axis extending therethrough that is substantially parallel to the strut axis, wherein the circular bulb holder has a front side and a back side, and further wherein the circular bulb holder comprises:
an annular outer flange extending in a direction substantially parallel to the strut axis, the annular outer flange having a flange inner radius and a flange outer radius defined from a center of the hole, wherein the annular outer flange is continuous, and wherein the hole is within the flange inner radius of the annular outer flange; and
a socket guide having a first surface on the front side of the circular bulb holder and extending from at least a portion of the annular outer flange, the socket guide further having a socket guide inner radius and a socket guide outer radius defined from the center of the hole,

wherein the flange inner radius and the socket guide outer radius of the socket guide are aligned,
wherein the socket guide inner radius is less the flange inner radius,
wherein the hole is configured to receive a threaded end of the bulb and a bulb socket such that, while the threaded end of the bulb is screwed into the bulb socket, the bulb socket abuts a second surface of the socket guide opposite the first surface and at least a portion of the bulb abuts the socket guide,
wherein the second end of the cantilever is resiliently capable of being pulled away from the elongated body to accommodate a positioning of a structure between the elongated body and the cantilever, and the clip is made from a substantially resilient material having a memory that causes the second end of the cantilever to return toward a relaxed position when not subject to an external force, and
wherein, when the structure is situated between the elongated body and the cantilever, the memory causes the second end of the cantilever to return toward the relaxed position, such that the cantilever and the elongated body exert pressure on the structure, to thereby maintain a position of the clip about the structure.