Patent ID: 7581870

Claim:
A lamp system comprising: a light assembly comprising a light source and a base, the base comprising a bypass activating system extending downwardly from the base; and a socket assembly comprising a socket dimensioned to receive via insertion the base of the light assembly, the socket assembly including a pair of contacting members positioned co-planar relative to opposing sides of the socket, the socket assembly incorporating a bypass mechanism moveable between a first position and a second position, the bypass mechanism having a first end and a second end, adapted to move along its length, and comprising a conductor, wherein in the first position, current flow is bypassed from the light assembly, and across the socket assembly, wherein in the second position, current flow is directed through the light assembly, wherein upon insertion of the base of the light assembly into the socket assembly, the bypass activating system activates the bypass mechanism disengaging the first end of the bypass mechanism from a first of the pair of contacting members of the socket assembly and disengaging the second end of the bypass mechanism from a second of the pair of contacting members of the socket assembly, wherein the bypass mechanism is placed in the second position, and wherein upon removal of the base of the light assembly from the socket assembly, the bypass mechanism returns to engagement with the pair of contacting members of the socket assembly, wherein the bypass mechanism is placed in the first position.