Patent ID: 6875042
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: F21V,F21W,H01R

Abstract:
1. A holder for a lamp with a glass vessel and a lamp base, comprising: a bushing configured to receive the lamp base; and a locking apparatus to lock the lamp base in the bushing, wherein the locking apparatus comprises at least one spring element and at least one locking part configured to be movable between a first position and a second position relative to the spring element such that in the first position the locking part contacts the spring element so that the spring element is tensioned and pressed against the lamp base when said lamp base is inserted in the bushing, and in the second position the locking part exerts a reduced pressure on the spring element, and wherein the locking part is movable relative to the spring element perpendicular to a lamp base receiving direction of the bushing.