Patent Application
20080227327
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an LED holder, and more particularly to an LED holder that is assembled and disassembled easily.
2. Description of the Related Art
An LED is mounted into a conventional holder that is undetachable. When the LED is damaged and needs to be replaced, the conventional holder also needs to be replaced. Thus, the undamaged conventional holder is wasted.
Therefore, the invention provides an LED holder to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide an LED holder that is assembled and disassembled easily.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
With reference to
The base (10) comprises a disc (101), a seat (11) and a mounting sleeve (14). The seat (11) is formed on the disc (101) and has at least one pair of sockets (12) formed in the seat (11). The mounting sleeve (14) is formed on the disc (101) and has a threaded hole (15) formed in the mounting sleeve (14). A wire (16) electrically connects to the sockets (12) to electrically connect the sockets (12) to the power supply.
The half-housings (20) are mounted around the base (10). Each half-housing (20) has a shelf (24) provided in a middle end thereof, a wall (21) mounted around the shelf (24), a semi-sphere arcuate body (22) mounted under the shelf (22), a channel (23) defined in the arcuate body (22), a flange (26) and two bars (25) and two holes (27). The flange (26) is formed on the wall (21). The bars (25) are formed on the wall (21) and are opposite to each other. The holes (27) are formed respectively in the bars (25). A lock pin (28) is formed in one of the half-housing. A screw is inserted into the lock pin (28) to hold the two half-housings (20) together. The base (10) is mounted between the half-housings (20) and is mounted between the shelves (24) and the flanges (26) so that the half-housings (20) can hold the base (10) and the wire (16) can be extended out from the channel (23).
The bracket (40) is mounted on the seat (11) to hold the LEDs (13) and has multiple through holes (41) formed through the bracket (40), aligns with the corresponding pair of sockets (12) and mounted around the LEDs (13). A foot (42) is extended out of the bracket (40) and a passage (43) is formed through the bracket (40) near the foot (42) and aligns the mounting sleeve (14). A tab (421) is provided in the passage (43) so that a screw (44) is put into the passage (43), extends through the tab (421) and is screwed into the threaded hole (15).
An insulating washer (30) is attached to the disc (101) and has an opening (31) defined in a middle portion thereof and an aperture (32) defined in a periphery thereof. The opening (31) of the washer (30) is mounted around the seat (11). The aperture (32) is mounted around the post (14).
A lamp shell (50) is mounted on the top of the LED holder as described and has a neck (51) formed on the lamp shell (50). The neck (51) can be engaged with the shelf (24) and the flange (26) and the lamp shell (50) can be positioned on the half-housings (20).
The bracket (40) can be detached to replace the LEDs (13). Hence, the LED holder in accordance with the present invention is assembled and disassembled easily.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
