Patent ID: 6193540
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: F21S,F21V,H01R

Abstract:
A socket lock for ornament bulbs including a T-shaped latch and two attachment blocks respectively securely provided at the joint between a bulb base and a socket, wherein the improvements comprise:the latch includes a tongue and a lock which is wider than the tongue;the tongue has a horizontal end integrally formed at a top end of the bulb base and a vertical end integrally formed into the lock;the lock is tapered to have an interior inclined surface;a distance between the two attachment blocks is wider than a width of the tongue and narrower than a width of the lock;a vertical length of the tongue is longer than the attachment block;a gap is defined between the two attachment blocks and is wide enough to receive the tongue therein; andwherein the top surface of the attachment block is tapered.