Patent ID: 6626707
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A lampholder comprising:an outer sleeve centered on an axis and having a radially inwardly projecting lug having an axially inwardly directed end face; an inner core adapted to mate with a lamp, fittable axially inside the sleeve, and formed with an axially outwardly directed face, the core being rotatable about the axis when fully inserted into the sleeve between a first position in which the outwardly directed inner-core face is angularly offset from the inwardly directed outer-sleeve end face and a second position in which the outwardly directed inner-core face is axially aligned and engaged with the inwardly directed outer-sleeve end face; and interengageable retaining formations on the core and on the sleeve inhibiting rotation of the core in the sleeve from the second position to the first position.