Patent ID: 8319411

Claim:
A lamp ( 10 ), comprising: a light source ( 12 ) having a distal portion ( 14 ) and a proximal portion ( 16 ), said proximal portion ( 16 ) comprising a press seal ( 17 ); a lamp envelope ( 18 ) formed to receive said light source ( 12 ), said envelope ( 18 ) being arrayed about a longitudinal axis ( 20 ) and having a base ( 22 ) generally orthogonal to said longitudinal axis ( 20 ); a clip-receiving aperture ( 24 ) formed in said base ( 22 ), and at least one clip locator surface ( 26 , 52 , 54 ) formed in said base ( 22 ) adjacent said clip-receiving aperture ( 24 ); and a clip ( 28 ) positioned in said clip-receiving aperture ( 24 ), said clip having a passage ( 29 ) shaped and formed to receive said press seal ( 17 ) therein, said clip ( 28 ) having at least one first retainer ( 32 ) and at least one second retainer ( 33 ) formed as a resilient portion, said at least one first retainer ( 32 ) being shaped and formed to engage said at least one clip locator surface ( 26 , 52 , 54 ) whereby said clip ( 28 ) is located within said clip-receiving aperture ( 24 ), said at least one second retainer ( 33 ) being shaped and formed to urge against said clip receiving aperture ( 24 ) to secure said clip ( 28 ) to said base ( 22 ), and at least one third retainer ( 34 ) shaped and formed to secure said press seal ( 17 ) of said light source ( 12 ) within said clip ( 28 ).