Patent ID: 7252421

Claim:
A vehicular lamp assembly comprising: a dichroic lamp including a halogen bulb and a reflector that reflects visible light emitted by the bulb forward, but allows radiant heat to pass rearwardly through the reflector, the dichroic lamp including at least two electrodes that project rearwardly; a socket defining a terminal on a first surface facing the dichroic lamp, the electrodes inserted at least partially in the terminal, the socket defining at least one of a recess and an aperture on a second surface opposite the dichroic lamp; a cradle defining a chamber that opens at a first end and that is at least partially bound by a base at an opposite end, the base including a locating pin projecting toward the first end, the dichroic lamp and socket both nested at least partially within the cradle chamber, the locating pin registered in the at least one of the socket recess and aperture to selectively position the dichroic lamp in the cradle; and a support structure connecting the cradle with at least one of a vehicle panel and a vehicle component, the support structure and cradle cooperating to align the dichroic lamp with a pathway of the vehicle so that the dichroic lamp focuses light on the pathway of the vehicle, wherein the reflector includes a rearward portion and a longitudinal axis, the rearward portion defining a groove, wherein the groove is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein a securing device engages the groove to lock the dichroic lamp within the cradle.