Patent ID: 8188657
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: H01J,H01K,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A method of mounting one of a quartz halogen and an HID lamp burner to an incandescent lamp base comprising: (a) providing one of (i) a single-ended and (ii) a double-ended burner having a pinched blade like mounting portion formed on an end thereof and having a pair of electrodes; (b) providing an incandescent lamp base having a stem and a pair of leads extending therefrom; (c) forming a tubular member formed of ceramic material and forming a slot extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the base in an end thereof; (d) disposing the burner mounting portion in the slot and securing the mounting portion in the slot; (e) disposing the tubular member of ceramic material over the stem and securing the member thereon; and, (f) connecting an electrode from the burner to each one of the pair of stem leads and forming a sub-assembly.