UV bulb configuration
View Patent ↗A UV light and socket assembly having a pin and hole arrangement with a central pin and corresponding hole with peripheral pins and corresponding holes arranged approximately 120 degrees from each other from the central pin and opening. The light and socket assembly including a locating projection and corresponding locating opening that receives the projection that is positioned so as to be aligned with one of the peripheral pin and openings and the central pin and opening.
1. A UV light and socket assembly comprising:
a UV light having an end casing with an circular end face, wherein the UV light has four pins, with a first pin located at a central axis of the end face and the remaining three pins being positioned about the periphery of the end face spaced approximately 120 degrees from each other wherein the end face includes a projection that is aligned with a line that extends through one of the peripheral pins and the central pin; and
a socket that has an end face with four pin openings positioned to receive the four pins and a projection opening that is positioned to receive the projection.
2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the four pin openings includes a central opening and three peripheral openings and wherein the pin openings are spaced about the periphery of the end face of the socket approximately 120 degrees from each other.
3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the four pin openings and the projection opening are larger than the pins and the projection of the UV light.
4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein the circular faces are approximately 0.73 inches in diameter and the protrusion 116 is approximately 0.150 inches long and 0.090 inches wide and extends out approximately 0.200 inches from the face 112 of the cylindrical base 110 of the light bulb 102 .
5. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein protrusion opening is typically 0.180 inches long, 0.120 inches wide and 0.3 inches deep.
6. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the pins are approximately are approximately 0.09 inches in diameter and extend outward from the face approximately 0.3 inches.
7. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the socket has a side wall in addition to the end face and the projection opening is open on both the end face and the side wall.
8. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a cushion positioned on the socket, a cover and a connection wherein a plurality of wires extends from a second face of the socket opposite the front face and are connected to the connector.
9. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cushion is positioned over the second face of the socket and wherein the cover is also positioned over the second face and the cushion.