Patent ID: 7399191

Claim:
A lamp socket comprising: first and second cylindrical body halves; said first body half having a first outer surface and a first inner mating surface, said first inner mating surface including a first depression; an insulating sheet adjacent said inner mating surface; a plug fitted into said first depression, said plug including a flange that overlies said insulating sheet and maintains said insulating sheet in contact with said first inner mating surface; said second body half having a second outer surface and a second inner mating surface and including a second depression, said second body half overlying said first body half with said mating surfaces adjacent one another with said insulating sheet held therebetween, said second depression encompassing said flange; and a dual function retainer comprising a tubular member extending from said first body half outer surface though said plug, said tubular member being deformed at its inner terminus to thereby maintain said plug in position; and a threaded member extending through said tubular member and through an aperture in said second body, and means on said threaded member for retaining said first and second body halves together.