Patent ID: 7967619
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21W,H01R

Abstract:
1. A light holder for providing electrical connection between two light string terminals, said light holder comprising: a retainer having a housing volume; an electrically conductive, deformable, multi-looped coil disposed within said housing volume of said retainer, said multi-looped coil having a hollow passage, at least one coil of said multi-loop coil distended such that said hollow passage of said at least one distended coil is not in alignment with said hollow passage of said remaining coils of said multi-looped coil, said at least one distended coil and said multi-looped coil being in electrical contact with respective said terminals when no light bulb is inserted into said light holder, either one of said at least one distended coil or said multi-looped coil being displaced so as to break said electrical contact with its respective said terminal when a light is inserted into said light holder such that the electrical connection between the terminals takes place through said bulb.