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The present invention relates to a pin protector for protecting pins of light bulbs from damage during transportation. In particular, the pin protector made of plastic material includes a top having at least one recessed hole for inserting pins of light bulbs into, a bottom and a surrounding side structure. The pins of light bulbs will be inserted into holes of pin protector and protected from damage by external force during transportation.
Light bulbs, such as LED/fluorescent tubes and LED/CFL bulbs, comprise a plurality of pins on a first end and/or a second end. The pins constitute as mechanical parts to install the light bulbs and electrical parts to conduct electricity. A damaged pin might lead to potential safety issue to end user, or malfunction of the whole light bulb. However these pins are easy to be damaged during transportation when they are exposed to external force or not well protected. To overcome the said issue, the inventor proposes a solution as described below.
The main objective of the invention is to provide a pin protector which is simple in structure, cost effective and easy to use. The pin protector has a top having at least one recessed hole for inserting pins of light bulbs into, a bottom and a surrounding side structure. The pin protector is made of plastic material and resistant to external force. Since the pin protector is made of plastic material, the unit cost of pin protector is a very small fraction of light bulb cost.
The pins of light bulbs can be easily inserted into holes of the pin protector by pushing with just one finger and removed off pins by pulling with just two fingers.
These and other aspects of the invention are described in the detailed description of the invention and claimed in the claims that follow.
The present invention will be further understood from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
a and 4b are cross sectional views of the pin protector,
The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiment set forth herein. Rather, this embodiment is provided so that this application will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the true scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present inventive subject matter. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
It will be understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” or “includes” and/or “including” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items and may be abbreviated as “/”.
It will be further understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first region/layer could be termed a second region/layer, and, similarly, a second region/layer could be termed a first region/layer without departing from the teachings of the disclosure.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this inventive subject matter belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and/or the present application, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
The present invention relates to a pin protector for protecting pins of light bulbs. The light bulbs may be incandescent bulbs, compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs, linear fluorescent lamps, LED bulbs or any other bulbs now known or later developed. The light bulbs have at least one base which might further have one pin, two pins, four pins.
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Provisional application No. 61/842,376, filed on Jul. 2, 2013
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61842376 | Jul 2013 | US |