Patent ID: 6062705
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A seasonal lamp socket comprising:a socket body having a rear skirt portion and a conical receiver portion; said conical receiver portion having an internal surface and a cavity extending from an open first end to an open second end thereof, wherein a first annular wall extends between said first and second ends of said conical receiver portion, said rear skirt portion having a first end and a second end and a second annular wall extending between said first and second ends, wherein an inner surface is formed at said second end of said rear skirt, said second end of said rear skirt being coupled to second end of said conical receiver portion;first and second support members formed in said inner surface of said rear skirt, wherein said first and second support members define at least one cavity formed in said inner surface of said rear skirt;a socket shell having a first open end and a second partially open end, said socket shell having an internal surface with threads formed therein for coupling with a threaded base portion of a lamp; said socket shell disposed within said socket body by coupling said second partially open end of said socket shell to said first and second support members whereby said first and second support members support said socket shell;a plurality of drainage passageways extending between said open first end of said conical receiver portion and first end of said rear skirt to permit fluid flow therebetween; wherein said second partially open end of said socket shell is in fluid communication with said at least one cavity of said rear skirt and said cavity is in fluid communication with said first ends of said conical receiver portion and said rear skirt; anda pair of contacts disposed within said socket body, wherein one contact comprises said socket shell and the other comprises a center metal contact plate disposed on said second support member, said first and second contacts for conductive contact with a respective lamp terminal at a bottom end of the base portion of the lamp.