Patent ID: 8052442

Claim:
A bypass system for a lamp system, the bypass system comprising: a housing having a lower closed end, and opposing first and second peripheral walls extending upwardly from the lower closed end, the housing defining an opening to a cavity inside the housing; a cap securable to the housing over the opening; a first conductive member extending from inside the housing through the first peripheral wall of the housing; a second conductive member extending from inside the housing through the second peripheral wall of the housing, the first conductive member and the second conductive member being separated by a predetermined distance within the cavity of the housing; a bypass mechanism inside the cavity of the housing and having a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the bypass mechanism contacts both the first and second conductive members and is configured to carry current between the first conductive member and the second conductive member, and wherein in the second position, the bypass mechanism does not contact the first conductive member; a compressible biasing member for supporting the bypass mechanism within the cavity of the housing; and an actuator in communication with the bypass mechanism and extending from inside the cavity of the housing through the cap, when the cap is secured over the housing, the actuator being configured to push the bypass mechanism downwardly into the compressible biasing member, thereby causing the compressible biasing member to compress and displacing the bypass mechanism from the first conductive member, thereby placing the bypass mechanism in the second position; and wherein the bypass system is configured for integral insertion into a socket of a lamp system.