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Headlamp Bulb Retaining Arrangement
United States Patent
McMahan et al. |
Patent Number: 4,851,976
Date of Patent: Jul. 25, 1989 |
| HEADLAMP BULB RETAINING ARRANGEMENT |
| Inventors: |
David R. McMahan; William E. Nagengast, both of Anderson, Ind.; John D. Geddie, East Lansing, Mich. |
| Assignee: |
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Mich. |
| Appl. No.: |
302288 |
| Filed: |
Jan. 27, 1989 |
| Int. Class: |
H01R 33/00 |
| U.S. Class: |
362/226; 362/61; 362/306 |
| Field of Search: |
362/61, 226, 306, 435, 362/436, 443, 444 |
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References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS |
| 4513356 |
April 1985 |
Mikola |
362/226 |
| 4590542 |
May 1986 |
Schauwecker |
362/226 X |
| 4679128 |
July 1987 |
Van Duyn et al. |
362/226 X |
| 4794500 |
Dec. 1988 |
Bradley |
362/61 X |
Primary Examiner- Ira S. Lazarus
Assistant Examiner- P. Neils Attorney, Agent, or Firm- Edward J. Biskup |
Abstract
A retaining arrangement for a replaceable bulb mounted in a vehicle
headlamp reflector that includes a grip member and a cooperating lock nut the former of
which is adapted to be press fitted onto and retained by spring fingers on a cylindrical
boss surrounding the socket formed in the headlamp reflector.
2 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets |
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