US5156455A
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Shock absorber for the lamp of an auto license plate holder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-02-14
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Granted: 1992-10-20
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Expires: 2012-02-14
Abstract
Abstract A license plate holder formed by a base frame and a mating cover frame having an opening therethrough and an annular lamp therein. The lamp is held in place by resilient spaced sleeves about the lamp being clamped between clamping pieces on the base and cover frames.
Inventors
- 👤 Shen-Shaon Kuo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:04
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/56; B60R; B60R13/00; B60R13/10; B60R13/105
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
251 words
A shock absorber for the lamp of an auto license plate holder, comprising: a base frame being a non-translucent, hollow frame in a rectangular shape of size adapted to a license plate, being open at its front side, and having a chucking piece in the lower area of a back side for being engaged with a lower part of said license plate, two positioning slots in an inside of an upper cross bar and some integrant, arcuate clamping pieces in an annular hollow part; a cover frame being a translucent, hollow frame having opposed arcuate clamping pieces in a hollow part and adopted to be in alignment with said arcuate clamping pieces in the hollow area of said base frame, and having two integrant screw-hole posts on an inner side of an upper cross bar thereof for engagement with said positioning slots of said base frame; an illumination assembly consisting of an annular lamp and a transforming PC board, said annular lamp being clamped between said arcuate clamping pieces of said base frame and those in said cover frame; said annular lamp at each of its clamping positions between respective clamping pieces being sheathed with a shockproof socket, said shockproof socket being made of a heat-resisting material of suitable resilience and being an open, columnar sleeve, said cover frame having some multi-refraction units respectively in opposition against each said columnar sleeve of said annular lamp; whereby said annular lamp is shockproof and shows an evenly brightened illumination in said cover frame.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
251 words
A shock absorber for the lamp of an auto license plate holder, comprising: a base frame being a non-translucent, hollow frame in a rectangular shape of size adapted to a license plate, being open at its front side, and having a chucking piece in the lower area of a back side for being engaged with a lower part of said license plate, two positioning slots in an inside of an upper cross bar and some integrant, arcuate clamping pieces in an annular hollow part; a cover frame being a translucent, hollow frame having opposed arcuate clamping pieces in a hollow part and adopted to be in alignment with said arcuate clamping pieces in the hollow area of said base frame, and having two integrant screw-hole posts on an inner side of an upper cross bar thereof for engagement with said positioning slots of said base frame; an illumination assembly consisting of an annular lamp and a transforming PC board, said annular lamp being clamped between said arcuate clamping pieces of said base frame and those in said cover frame; said annular lamp at each of its clamping positions between respective clamping pieces being sheathed with a shockproof socket, said shockproof socket being made of a heat-resisting material of suitable resilience and being an open, columnar sleeve, said cover frame having some multi-refraction units respectively in opposition against each said columnar sleeve of said annular lamp; whereby said annular lamp is shockproof and shows an evenly brightened illumination in said cover frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A shock absorber for the lamp of an auto license plate holder as set fourth in claim 1 wherein said each of said multi-refraction units being a plurality of sequentially connected 45° concave flutes.
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