Patent ID: 6367952
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21W,H01R,H05B

Abstract:
A light for use with a string of lights, said lights of said string being in electrical connection with each other by a pair of wires, said light comprising:a lamp having a filament and a pair of leads in electrical connection to said filament; a lamp fitting dimensioned to receive said lamp and said pair of leads; a lamp base; a sleeve carried by said lamp base and dimensioned to receive said lamp fitting, said sleeve formed to receive a pair of wires; terminals carried within said lamp base and extending from said lamp base to said leads of said lamp, said terminals having means formed thereon for piercing said pair of wires when said pair of wires are received by said sleeve so that an electrical current carried by said wires can be applied to said filament of said lamp; and means carried by said lamp base for passing electrical current through said light when said lamp presents an open circuit to said terminals.