Patent ID: 7771106

Claim:
A lamp socket comprising: a socket housing having a connecting hole; and a power supply member including: a first lamp connecting terminal inserted into the connecting hole, the first lamp connecting terminal including a first fixing portion that extends through the connecting hole and a first guide portion that extends from an end portion of the first fixing portion toward a first inner wall of the connecting hole, and a first protrusion offset from the first fixing portion in a first direction; and a second lamp connecting terminal inserted into the connecting hole, the second lamp connecting terminal including a second fixing portion that extends through the connecting hole and a second guide portion that extends from an end portion of the second fixing portion toward a second inner wall of the connecting hole that is substantially parallel to the first inner wall; wherein the first protrusion extends from the first fixing portion in a second direction toward the second lamp connecting terminal, so as to be disposed under a gap between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion, the first protrusion positioned so as to prevent a lead wire of a lamp that has been inserted between the first and second fixing portions from being inserted beyond the first protrusion.