Patent ID: 6017235
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A bulb socket for receiving a base of a bulb, comprising:a body defining a bulb mounting hole into which the base of the bulb is mounted and a recessed portion formed in an inner peripheral surface of the bulb mounting hole; andan electrical connection terminal disposed in the recessed portion, the electrical connection terminal having a plate portion and a contact piece to project out from the plate portion and the recessed portion into the bulb mounting hole for contacting an outer peripheral surface of the bulb base, wherein the contact piece includes a first raised portion having a first bend and a second raised portion having a second bend such that each of the first and second raised portions are formed in a direction away from the inner peripheral surface toward a center of the bulb mounting hole and such that a distal end of the second raised portion of the contact piece is projected to be farther away from the plate portion than the first raised portion and to be closer to the center of the bulb mounting hole than any other portion of the contact piece.