Patent ID: 6315611
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A bulb socket for a wedge-base bulb comprising:a metal terminal;said terminal comprising a pair of holder pieces positioned within the bulb socket that receive and hold a flat plate-like base portion of the wedge-base bulb therebetween;said pair of holder pieces electrically connected to a portion of a lead wire that extends outwardly from a bottom surface of said base portion and is positioned on a holding surface of said base portion;a retaining projection is formed on one of said pair of holder pieces, said retaining projection engaging a retaining groove formed in said base portion of the wedge-base bulb; andconnecting projections that project over a wide range are formed on the other holder piece thereby keeping contact of surface areas of said connecting projections that make an electrical connection with said lead wire so that said connecting projections are held against a proximal end portion and a distal and portion of said lead wire thereby to achieve positively the electrical connection between the lead wire and the connecting projections, the proximal end portion being a portion of the lead wire disposed adjacent to the bottom surface of the base portion, and the distal end portion being a portion of the lead wire disposed adjacent to the retaining groove.