Steven V Walker

US Patent:

60085665, Dec 28, 1999

Filed:

Apr 24, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/066155

Inventors:

Randall D. Brown - Barrington NH
Joseph C. Swadel - Salem NH
Lawrence Crainich - Charlestown NH
Steven Walker - Acworth NH

Assignee:

Osram Sylvania Inc. - Danvers MA

International Classification:

H01J 6134
H01J 548

US Classification:

313 25

Abstract:

A lamp mount assembly (9) includes: a centrally located glass stem (10) having a convex surface; upper and lower banding straps (11, 13) circumferentially encompassing, and crimped to, the centrally located glass stem (10), the banding straps (11, 13) each further comprising oppositely disposed crimp portions, a first of the crimp portions being an interlocking crimp portion (12a, 12b) and a second of the crimp portions being a solid crimp portion (13a), the interlocking crimp portion of the upper banding strap (11) overlying the solid crimp portion (13a) of the lower banding strap (13); and a pair of mount frames (14) disposed about the centrally located glass stem (10), the banding straps (11, 13) holding the mounting frames (14) in place about the glass stem (10), the mounting frames (14) having a coined, concave surface substantially matching the convex surface of the glass stem (10). The banding straps including oppositely disposed crimp portions, of the present invention, reduces breakage of the glass stem.