Patent ID: 7413456
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A socket for holding a light bulb said socket comprising: a socket housing including an upstanding circumferential wall, said socket having an open upper end and a substantially closed lower end, wherein an interior of said circumferential wall has three grooves located thereon, wherein each groove has a spring member disposed therein, wherein an exterior surface has three slots thereon, wherein each slot is positioned opposite a groove, wherein said each spring member has an upper end with a hook, wherein each said hook wraps over the upper end of the circumferential wall and extends downwardly into its respective slot, wherein each spring member has a bent lower end which is secured to the substantially closed lower end, wherein each spring member has at least two ridges disposed thereon, said ridges being intermediate the hook and the bent lower end, wherein two of the spring members are circumferentially positioned closer to each other than to the third spring member, and wherein a light bulb is installed into the socket by a user without the user twisting, rotating or threading the bulb into the socket.