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Mechanical shunt for light string socket with self-cleaning feature

一种分流器、插座的技术，应用在灯串领域，能够解决灯串故障、缺少分流器等问题

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-16
TECH PATENT LICENSING
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In mechanical shunts, a shunt that has been corroded will cause the light string to fail as if the shunt was missing

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[0026] The present invention is an electric lamp with a mechanical shunt for use in a light string. The shunt can be opened and closed to divert the current from a first path, from the electrical terminals mounted on the inside wall of the light socket, through the filament in the light bulb, to a second path, bypassing the filament, through the shunt Lead from one terminal to the next. The path the current is allowed to take (ie whether the shunt is on or off) depends on whether the bulb holder is present in the socket. The term "lamp" refers to bulbs, bulb holders, dumets, and filaments. The term "lamp" refers to an electric lamp together with the socket, current divider, electrical terminals, and insulated wires that supply power to the lamp. The term "light string" refers to a plurality of spaced lights connected in series by insulated wires.

[0027] figure 1 An abbreviated light string 2 is shown, with five lamps 10 joined in series, with a plug 4 at one end and a so...

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Abstract

A mechanical shunt for use in a socket of a string of lights resides in an otherwise typical lamp of a string of lights. The present shunt is a pair of cantilevered portions from the electrical terminals inside the socket of a lamp in a string of lights. The portions touch and conduct electrical current when no lamp holder is in the socket but are separated by a button on the bottom of the lamp holder when the lamp holder is not in the socket. The cantilevered portions are formed in such a way that they rub together when opening, closing or when the socket undergoes expansion and contraction with changing temperature in order to prevent the buildup of corrosion on the teeth on the end of the cantilevered portion that would preclude their ability to make good electrical contact when needed.

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[0001] Cross references to related patents [0002] Priority is claimed to US Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61 / 058,248, filed June 3, 2008, which is hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to strings of lights, such as for holiday lighting, and more particularly to mechanical shunts that route current to the next light in the string if a bulb becomes loose or missing. Background technique [0004] Light strings are typically serial electrical connections of wires. Thus, when one light in a string is burned out or removed, all the lights in that string go out. Deciding which light needs replacing is a bit tedious. If your string has 50 or more lights and the string is attached to a Christmas tree, finding burned or missing bulbs can be a chore. [0005] Over the years this problem has been solved or at least avoided by using a shunt to allow the current to pass directly between the terminals of the defective lamp...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01K1/02H01K1/42H01K1/40F21V23/00F21V23/06H05B39/00F21S4/00H01R33/05
CPCF21W2121/04H01R33/06F21S4/001H01R33/96F21V19/0005F21S4/10
Inventor 小詹姆士·W·吉本尼
Owner TECH PATENT LICENSING