Patent ID: 7883217

Claim:
A lamp mount system for projector lamps comprising: a lamp mounting assembly and a lamp base adapted to be fixed to a projector; the lamp mounting assembly comprising a lamp mount piece, a lamp and a clip; the lamp being fixed between the lamp mount piece and the clip and the lamp mount piece and the clip comprising connecting means for connecting the lamp mount piece and the clip by a snap mechanism thereby at least contributing to firmly holding the lamp; the lamp base and the lamp mounting assembly further comprising means for fixing the lamp mounting assembly in a removable manner to the lamp base, wherein the clip has an aperture for receiving at least part of the lamp, the clip comprising opposite end flaps and opposite side flaps, the lamp mount piece having an aperture, opposite end walls and opposite side walls, the opposite end flaps and the opposite side flaps of the clip being engaged over the respective opposite end walls and opposite side walls of the lamp mount piece, the connecting means for connecting the lamp mount piece and the clip comprising at least one locking tab on each side flap and a stirrup adjacent each side wall for receiving each locking tab to form the snap mechanism and to lock the clip to the lamp mount piece for firmly holding the lamp.