Patent ID: 7497719

Claim:
A safety lamp connector apparatus for use with one or more lamps comprising: an end cap for the lamp, the end cap comprising: a hollow tubular section for receiving the lamp; at least one outer end cap pin; and at least one inner end cap terminal electrically connected to the at least one outer end cap pin; resilient end cap clips; and a socket body for receiving the end cap, the socket body comprising: a plurality of socket channels cut into the interior socket body; a plurality of interior socket contacts located in the socket channels; clip slots; and a socket base comprising: resilient clip arms with clip section on their ends; wherein the resilient end cap clips of the end cap are structured to be inserted into the socket body in the clip slots, and the resilient clip arms with clip section on their ends of the socket base are also structured to be inserted into the socket body in the clip slots such that the three parts are snapped together and electrically connected.