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Socket for cold cathode fluorescent lamp

Granted 28 Apr 2009 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Hosiden Corporation

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Inventors: Yasuhiro Ohmori · Examiner: Daniel D Bui · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/273,483
filed 7 Mar 2007
Publication
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US D591237
granted 28 Apr 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a socket for cold cathode fluorescent lamp showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top, front, and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view thereof, with its operating member raised;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevation view thereof, with its operating member raised;

FIG. 10 is a top, front, and right side perspective view thereof, with its operating member raised;

FIG. 11 is a top, front, and right side perspective view thereof, showing a cold cathode fluorescent lamp connected to the socket;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 12 - 12 of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 13 - 13 of FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 14 - 14 of FIG. 6 ; and,

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 15 - 15 of FIG. 9 .

The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show unclaimed subject matter only and forms no part of the claimed design; and, the special dot-dash broken line in FIG. 4 defines the bounds of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/134

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