Patent ID: 7575345
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: F21S,F21V

Abstract:
1. A lamp housing assembly comprising a mounting ring interlocked with a lamp socket holder housing wherein said mounting ring comprises a lower rim member and an oblique upper rim/border member, said lower rim member having a predetermined longitudinal, first, lamp orientation axis, said oblique upper rim/border member being disposed obliquely with respect to said first lamp orientation axis, said oblique upper rim/border member comprising a first snap interlock element, wherein said lamp socket holder housing comprises an upper lamp/socket housing member and an oblique lower rim member, said upper lamp/socket housing member having a predetermined longitudinal, second, lamp orientation axis, said oblique lower rim member being disposed obliquely with respect to said second lamp orientation axis, said oblique lower rim member comprising a second snap interlock element and wherein the mounting ring and the lamp socket holder housing are configured such that the first and second snap interlock elements releasably interlock together the mounting ring and the lamp socket holder housing in a first configuration or in a second configuration, wherein when said mounting ring and said lamp socket holder housing are interlocked together in said first configuration the lamp socket holder housing is oriented such that the second lamp orientation axis is parallel to the first lamp orientation axis and wherein when said mounting ring and said lamp socket holder housing are interlocked together in said second configuration the lamp socket holder housing is oriented such that the second lamp orientation axis is oblique to the first lamp orientation axis.