Patent ID: 7682046

Claim:
A lamp adjustment assembly for a light fixture, comprising: a socket platform comprising a base and a hollow neck, wherein the base has a socket mounted thereto and wherein the interior of the hollow neck includes at least three spaced apart cam followers; a cam having at least one spiral groove, wherein a first portion of the cam fits at least partially within the interior of the hollow neck of the socket platform so that the cam followers mate with the at least one groove; an adjustment knob coupled to a second portion of the cam and rotatably coupled to a socket housing, wherein the socket housing at least partially encloses the lamp adjustment assembly; and a spring having a first end that fits over the hollow neck of the socket platform and abuts the underside of the base and having a second end that fits over the cam and abuts the adjustment knob, wherein the spring applies a first force in a first direction to the base and a second force in a second direction to the adjustment knob, wherein the first direction and second direction are different.