Patent ID: 6183116
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B60Q,F21V,F21W

Abstract:
An apparatus for use in retaining a lamp in a housing comprising:a ring member structured to be affixed anterior an opening of a housing and to contact a face of a lamp located within the housing to retain the lamp in the housing, said ring member having a central opening, a first sidewall facing the central opening, a substantially opposing second sidewall facing away from the central opening, a front wall extending between the first and second sidewalls, and a substantially opposing back wall extending between the first and second sidewalls;a plurality of spaced apart through holes passing through the ring member from the front wall to the back wall; andeach of the through holes including joined first and second openings of different sizes, the first opening being located closer to the first sidewall and the second opening being located closer to the second sidewall.