Electrical connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8944835-B2
Application number	US-201414469042-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	Apr 20, 2012
Publication date	Feb 3, 2015
Grant date	Feb 3, 2015

Abstract

A connector for a light source comprises a first cam having a contact surface that is mounted such that the contact surface is extended and retracted relative to the housing. An electrical contact is provided and positioned to contact an electrical terminal in the socket. A conductor is electrically coupled to the electrical contact where the conductor is connected to a light source. An actuator rotates the cam to the retracted position. The connector may be inserted linearly into the socket and the actuator released to mount the light source in the socket.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector for a light source having a socket comprising:
a first cam arm supporting a first contact surface and a second cam arm supporting a second contact surface connected to the first cam arm at a hinge for movement relative to the first cam arm such that the first contact surface and the second contact surface may be extended and retracted relative to one another;
an electrical contact mounted on at least one of the first contact surface and t…

Assignees

• Cree Inc

Inventors

• Chobot Joseph
• Pickard Paul

Classifications

• F21V23/06

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• H01R13/627 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R13/66

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R43/26

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R33/46

  Electricity · mapped topic