Patent ID: 6017241
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A lampholder structure comprising:oppositely disposed bed and cover sections;first and second recesses in said structure running longitudinally and parallel to each other, and shaped to receive longitudinal segments of first and second electrical feed wires;first and second electrical contact elements disposed within said cover section, each said contact element carrying a spike extended perpendicular to said longitudinal direction;first and second openings in said cover section, each opening providing access to a particular one of said contact elements;an electric lamp having first and second parallel conductor prongs extending from said lamp into said first and second openings parallel to said longitudinal direction and engaging said first and second contact elements;said lamp being slidably insertable into and removable from said structure by pushing-in or pulling-out said lamp in said longitudinal direction so as to respectively engage said prongs with said contact elements and to disengage said prongs from said contact elements; andmeans facilitating clamping of the bed and cover sections together so as to capture the first and second electrical feed wires and so as to cause electrical interconnection between each said said feed wires and a respective one of said spikes by forcing said spikes to penetrate into the feed wires.