Threadless light bulb socket

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8668504
APP PUB NO 20130012040A1
SERIAL NO

13540318

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A threadless light socket assembly allows a light bulb to be changed by pushing or pulling the light bulb into or out of the socket provides an outer insulator housing and an insulator cap which carrying a ground socket in a medial channel that grounds a light bulb base to a power supply. Plural spring biased thread locks protrude into center of the ground socket and are staggered in height to align with threads defined in a light bulb base. A positive contact is in the socket assembly supplies positive power from a power supply to the light bulb base. The threadless light socket has interchangeable components to allow installation in new and existing light fixtures.

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  • SMITH, KEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cofini, Michael Eugene Spokane, US 2 13

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