Patent ID: 6010346
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: F21V,H01R

Abstract:
A bulb socket with a water draining structure, comprising:a socket body comprising a side wall having an inside surface defining an interior space with an open first end adapted to receive therein a bulb and a second end portion with a support plate fixed inside the interior space of the socket;a central contact supported on and extending through the support plate;a side contact attached to the inside surface of the socket body and having a portion extending through the support plate;a cover member attached to the second end portion of the socket body to support a pair of electrical wires extending between the second end portion of the socket body and the cover member;a first contact shield extending from the support plate into the interior space of the socket body adjacent to the central contact, the first contact shield having a first distal edge located a first predetermined distance from the support plate;a second contact shield extending from the support plate into the interior space of the socket body adjacent to the side contact, the second contact shield having a second distal edge located a second predetermined distance from the support plate;a drainage hole formed in the side wall of the socket body, at least a portion of the drainage hole being located below the first and second distal edges of the first and second contact shields for drainage of water from inside the socket body.