Patent ID: 6824409
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A lamp holder, comprising:a housing; a contact pin retainer arranged within said housing, said contact pin retainer being adapted to receive a lamp contact pin; a rotary member rotatably mounted in said housing, said rotary member comprising: an insertion slot; a front shield; and a slotted pivot section extending away from said front shield and into said housing; and a fastener for fastening said rotary member to said housing, said fastener including a retaining pin fixed to said housing and penetrating a bearing opening provided in an end section of said slotted pivot section; wherein the insertion slot is provided in the slotted pivot section, and wherein the slot has a cross-section that is longer in length than in width, the cross-section being taken in a plane normal to the direction of extension away from said front shield.