Patent ID: 6815878
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: H01J,H01K

Abstract:
A lamp, comprising:a glass envelope having an interior space and a sealed end that includes a bearing surface; a light emitting element contained in said interior space; a plurality of lead wires at least partially supporting said light emitting element in said interior space, said lead wires extending from said interior space through said glass envelope to an exposed location at said sealed end; a plastic sleeve attached to said glass envelope at said sealed end, said sleeve having a base portion that includes an interior passage, with said sleeve being located on said sealed end such that said sealed end extends through said interior passage; wherein said sleeve includes a locking member in contact with said bearing surface such that said sleeve is inhibited from moving away from said interior space and becoming separated from said sealed end, said locking member having a first end attached to said base portion with said locking member extending along said interior passage from said first end to a second, free end that is in engagement with said bearing surface, said first end of said locking member being flexibly attached to said base portion such that said free end can be flexed outwardly away from said interior passage while providing an inwardly directed force, whereby said sleeve can be assembled onto said sealed end and slid towards said interior space with said free end being flexed outwardly during movement of said sleeve towards said interior space and said free end thereafter moving inwardly towards said passage when said free end reaches and engages said bearing surface.