Patent ID: 7264391

Claim:
A lamp fixation system for fixing an electric lamp in a reflector housing, whereby a cap of the lamp is clamped in a hole in said reflector housing, wherein said cap is divided into a substantially cylindrical surface and a substantial flat surface, wherein a surface of said cap is divided into a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being electrically insulated from said second portion, each of said first and second portions including an electrical contact for supplying electric current to a filament in a bulb of said electric lamp, (i) said first portion covering a part of a cylindrical surface of said cap, freely movable in a radial direction, and said first portion covering a part of a flat portion of said cap, fixedly attached thereto, and (ii) said second portion covering a remainder of a relevant surface of said cap, wherein said first portion is provided with first spring means for providing a radially directed outward force for pushing against a surface at an inner wall of said hole in said reflector housing.