Patent ID: 6932491
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: F21V,F21W,H01J,H01K,H01R

Abstract:
1. A lamp assembly for a luminaire having a housing with an exterior and containing an optical system with a light source location, said lamp assembly comprising: a socket assembly supported by said housing and having inner and outer faces directed respectively toward the light source location and the exterior of the housing; a lamp receiving passage accessible from the exterior of the housing and extending axially through said socket assembly between said inner and outer faces and opening onto the light source location; a keyed opening at said outer face aligned with said lamp receiving passage, said keyed opening including a radial extension; a contact receiving cavity extending radially from said lamp receiving passage between said inner and outer faces, said cavity including a first portion axially aligned with said radial extension and a second portion peripherally offset from said first portion; and a socket contact mounted in said second portion of said contact receiving cavity, said first portion of said contact receiving cavity being spaced from said socket contact.