Claims
- 1. A lamp holder for carrying a fluorescent lamp, the fluorescent lamp including at least a first contact pin and a second contact pin, each contact pin having a diameter, said lamp holder comprising:
- a socket including a pair of walls defining a slot with a clearance distance between said walls which is at all times greater than the diameter of each of the contact pins, said slot configured for receiving at least one contact pin therein;
- an electrical conductor at least partly disposed within the slot, said conductor or said walls including a notch for receiving the first contact pin therein, said conductor electrically connected to the second contact pin when the first contact pin is received in said notch;
- retaining means for biasing the first contact pin into said notch and thereby retaining the first contact pin within said notch; and
- biasing means for biasing the first contact pin out of said slot when the first contact pin is not received in said notch, said biasing means being configured to be in biasing contact only with the second contact pin, whereby electrical arc discharging with said conductor is prevented.
- 2. The lamp holder of claim 1, wherein said retaining means is configured for exerting a force on the one contact pin at least in part in a direction generally transverse to said walls.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/551,897 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,688,139, by the same title, filed Oct. 23, 1995.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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