US656284A - System of non-interchangeable contact parts. - Google Patents

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US656284A
US656284A US72934599A US1899729345A US656284A US 656284 A US656284 A US 656284A US 72934599 A US72934599 A US 72934599A US 1899729345 A US1899729345 A US 1899729345A US 656284 A US656284 A US 656284A
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    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
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  • My invention relates to a system ot' noninterchangeable contact parts, and has for its object the provision of improved means for preventing the improper establish ment of connection between the terminals of an electric circuit.
  • my said invention aims, through the agency of improved means, to prevent the insertion in a given terminal socket of a lamp or fuse, for example, the capacity of which is greater than is designed for the said socket.
  • a lamp or fuse for example, the capacity of which is greater than is designed for the said socket.
  • My invention has for its object the provision of an improved device whereby sockets commonly known as Edison plug-sockets that have already been installed may readily be equipped to prevent translating devices from being interchanged.
  • I provide a plurality of Edison sockets having interior threads for the reception of plugs attached to lamps or other translating devices and having a centrally-disposed contact element and place within each of these sockets a disk of ber having a central opening in'alinement with the central contact portion, the said disk of ber being interposed between the thread in the socket for receiving the plug and the said central contact, the liber being of such a width as to be incapable of axial play, whereby additional fastening devices are not required to secure the insulating-disk in place.
  • the central apertures in the insulating-disks of t-he different sockets are of different sizes.
  • the plugs for insertion within the sockets are provided with tips of diierent sizes, the
  • each lam p-socket In the casing a of each lam p-socket is provided the porcelain base o, which carries the terminal parts of the connected circuit.
  • One contact part is in the form ot" a centrallydisposed metallic plate c, adapted for engagement with one terminal of the translating device.
  • An interiorlythreaded terminal shell d is also mounted upon the porcelain base and is adapted for connection with the remainingA and threaded terminal of the translating device.
  • the guarding-washers c ein the dierent lamp-sockets are provided with central apertures f f of dierent sizes. These apertures expose the central contacti plates c. It is not necessary that the washers be completely circular. The washer must be so shaped that that portion containing the aperture will not be displaced fromV the central contact.
  • Each threaded terminal shell d is provided with interiorly-projecting ears d', by means of which the said shell is secured upon the said porcelain base.
  • the attaching4 nipple g is unscrewed, the terminal d is removed from its supporting-base, and the insulating-Washer e is inserted Within the interior of the shell,whereupon the parts may again be reassembled.
  • the insulating-Washer being interposed between the contact c and the threads of the part d the washer is held by the said threads and contact part c firmly in place.
  • the construction is such that the washer vcannot be removed from the mouth of the socket, as the diameter of the thread is smaller than the diameter of the washer.
  • the lamps or translating devices h are provided with threaded terminals i and terminal tips k, the latter being suited to respective openings in the Washers.
  • a terminal socket In a terminal socket, the combination with a base portion Z9, of a threaded terminal contact-shell d, means for removably securing the threaded shell to the base b, a second contact-terminal c also mounted upon the base portion Z), and a guarding-washer interposed between the contact-terminal c and the threaded portion of the contact-shell d, said washer being provided with an aperture therethrough to permit of engagement of a contact, carried by a plug inserted within the socket, with the terminal c, the interior diameter of the thread of the shell d being smaller than the diameter of the washer, the thread of the contact-shell directly engaging and securing the guarding-Washer in position, whereby screws for securing the Washer in place may be dispensed-with, substantially as described.
  • the combination with sockets each provided with a base portion b, a threaded terminal contact-shell d, means for removably -securing the threaded shell to the base b, a second contact-terminal c also mounted upon the base portion b, a guarding-washer interposed between the contact-terminal c and the threaded portion of the contact-shell d, said washer being provided With an aperture therethrough to permit of engagement of a contact, carried b a plug inserted Within the socket, with he terminal c, the interior diameter of the thread of the shell d being smaller than the diameter of the washer, the thread of the contact-shell directly engaging and securing the guarding- Washer in position, whereby screws for securing the washer in place may be dispensed with, the aperture in the guarding-washers of the different sockets being of dilterent sizes, and plugs having threaded terminals adapted for engagement with the threaded terminals of

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No. 656,284. 4 Patented Aug. 2|, |900.
M. FISCHL.'4
SYSTEM 0F NON-lNTERCHANGLEABLEY CUNTAGT PARTS.
(Application led Sept. 2, 1899.) (N o M o d el 'UNiTFED STATES N PATENT Current MORIZ FRSCHL, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, ASSIGNOR TO THE SIEMENS d5 IIALSKE ELECTRIC COMPANY OF AMERICA, OF CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS. i
SYSTEM oF NoN-INTERCHANQEABLE CONTACT PARTS.
SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 656,284, dated August 21, 1900. Arpliation iled september 22,1899.` sean No. 729.345. (No model.)
To @ZZ whom it may concerm Be it known that I, MORIZ FRSCHL, resid` ing at Vienna, Austria-Hungary, have in'- vented a certain new and useful `Improvement in Systems of Non-Interchangeable Contact Parts, (Case No. 240,) of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.
My invention relates to a system ot' noninterchangeable contact parts, and has for its object the provision of improved means for preventing the improper establish ment of connection between the terminals of an electric circuit.
More particularly, my said invention aims, through the agency of improved means, to prevent the insertion in a given terminal socket of a lamp or fuse, for example, the capacity of which is greater than is designed for the said socket. In many instances it is highly desirable to secure electrical apparatus wherein the translating devices or fuses of various capacities are not interchangeable.
' The necessity for such apparatus is at once apparent when it is considered that in electrical practice certain portions of the apparatus are used and controlled by those who are unskilled in the art or are desirous of using translation devices of greater capacity( than those for which the proposed circuit considered is designed.
My invention has for its object the provision of an improved device whereby sockets commonly known as Edison plug-sockets that have already been installed may readily be equipped to prevent translating devices from being interchanged.
In accordance with my invention I provide a plurality of Edison sockets having interior threads for the reception of plugs attached to lamps or other translating devices and having a centrally-disposed contact element and place within each of these sockets a disk of ber having a central opening in'alinement with the central contact portion, the said disk of ber being interposed between the thread in the socket for receiving the plug and the said central contact, the liber being of such a width as to be incapable of axial play, whereby additional fastening devices are not required to secure the insulating-disk in place. The central apertures in the insulating-disks of t-he different sockets are of different sizes. The plugs for insertion within the sockets are provided with tips of diierent sizes, the
larger tips of course being incapable of insertion through smaller apertures.
I will explain my invention more particularly by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a sectional View showing a socket with a lamp in place therein, the socket being provided with a guarding insulating-washer in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, a washer being shown with a hole of larger size. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. l.
Similar letters of reference indicate like parts 'in all the figures.
In the casing a of each lam p-socket is provided the porcelain base o, which carries the terminal parts of the connected circuit. One contact part is in the form ot" a centrallydisposed metallic plate c, adapted for engagement with one terminal of the translating device. An interiorlythreaded terminal shell d is also mounted upon the porcelain base and is adapted for connection with the remainingA and threaded terminal of the translating device. The guarding-washers c ein the dierent lamp-sockets are provided with central apertures f f of dierent sizes. These apertures expose the central contacti plates c. It is not necessary that the washers be completely circular. The washer must be so shaped that that portion containing the aperture will not be displaced fromV the central contact. Each threaded terminal shell d is provided with interiorly-projecting ears d', by means of which the said shell is secured upon the said porcelain base.
Where sockets that are already in place are to be equipped with my device, the attaching4 nipple gis unscrewed, the terminal d is removed from its supporting-base, and the insulating-Washer e is inserted Within the interior of the shell,whereupon the parts may again be reassembled. The insulating-Washer being interposed between the contact c and the threads of the part d the washer is held by the said threads and contact part c firmly in place. The construction is such that the washer vcannot be removed from the mouth of the socket, as the diameter of the thread is smaller than the diameter of the washer. The lamps or translating devices h are provided with threaded terminals i and terminal tips k, the latter being suited to respective openings in the Washers.
Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a terminal socket, the combination with a base portion Z9, of a threaded terminal contact-shell d, means for removably securing the threaded shell to the base b, a second contact-terminal c also mounted upon the base portion Z), and a guarding-washer interposed between the contact-terminal c and the threaded portion of the contact-shell d, said washer being provided with an aperture therethrough to permit of engagement of a contact, carried by a plug inserted within the socket, with the terminal c, the interior diameter of the thread of the shell d being smaller than the diameter of the washer, the thread of the contact-shell directly engaging and securing the guarding-Washer in position, whereby screws for securing the Washer in place may be dispensed-with, substantially as described.
2. In a system of non-interchangeable electrical contact appliances, the combination with sockets, each provided with a base portion b, a threaded terminal contact-shell d, means for removably -securing the threaded shell to the base b, a second contact-terminal c also mounted upon the base portion b, a guarding-washer interposed between the contact-terminal c and the threaded portion of the contact-shell d, said washer being provided With an aperture therethrough to permit of engagement of a contact, carried b a plug inserted Within the socket, with he terminal c, the interior diameter of the thread of the shell d being smaller than the diameter of the washer, the thread of the contact-shell directly engaging and securing the guarding- Washer in position, whereby screws for securing the washer in place may be dispensed with, the aperture in the guarding-washers of the different sockets being of dilterent sizes, and plugs having threaded terminals adapted for engagement with the threaded terminals of the sockets and also having contact-tips of different sizes corresponding in size to the apertures in the washers of their respective sockets,substantially as described.
` ln witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 2d day of August, A D. 1899.
lMORIZ FROSCHL. lVitnesses:
ALvEsTo S. HoeUE, AUGUsT FUGGER.
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US4456322A (en) * 1981-04-28 1984-06-26 Ferroni Frank A L Lamp wattage limiting device
US6491534B1 (en) * 1999-05-03 2002-12-10 Dolsimer Investment S.A. Safety socket
US7234973B1 (en) 2006-03-23 2007-06-26 Shelly Mark E Lighting system having modified light bulb base and luminare socket for preventing the selection of an over wattage light bulb and method of forming same
US8668504B2 (en) 2011-07-05 2014-03-11 Dave Smith Chevrolet Oldsmobile Pontiac Cadillac, Inc. Threadless light bulb socket
US9478929B2 (en) 2014-06-23 2016-10-25 Ken Smith Light bulb receptacles and light bulb sockets

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4456322A (en) * 1981-04-28 1984-06-26 Ferroni Frank A L Lamp wattage limiting device
US6491534B1 (en) * 1999-05-03 2002-12-10 Dolsimer Investment S.A. Safety socket
US7234973B1 (en) 2006-03-23 2007-06-26 Shelly Mark E Lighting system having modified light bulb base and luminare socket for preventing the selection of an over wattage light bulb and method of forming same
US8668504B2 (en) 2011-07-05 2014-03-11 Dave Smith Chevrolet Oldsmobile Pontiac Cadillac, Inc. Threadless light bulb socket
US9214776B2 (en) 2011-07-05 2015-12-15 Ken Smith Light bulb socket having a plurality of thread locks to engage a light bulb
US9478929B2 (en) 2014-06-23 2016-10-25 Ken Smith Light bulb receptacles and light bulb sockets

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