| US 7,354,317 B2 | ||
| Lamp keying system and method | ||
| David L. Witham, Ventura, Calif. (US); Roberto E. Arance, Castaic, Calif. (US); Keith M. Crawford, Canyon Country, Calif. (US); Michael A. Pedersen, Van Nuys, Calif. (US); and Michael A. Jacques, Sylmar, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Ultraviolet Devices, Inc., Valencia, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/600,397. | ||
| Application 11/600397 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/754851, filed on Jan. 09, 2004, granted, now 7,137,728. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/440908, filed on Jan. 15, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0058367 A1, Mar. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 13/64 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—680 [362/652; 362/548; 439/226; 439/242] | 23 Claims |
| 1. A lamp keying system, comprising:
a lamp base including a recess at one end;
a lamp support, having a lamp support receptacle, being detachably coupled to the lamp base, and including a first portion
to receive the lamp base and a second portion being recessed away from the received lamp base; and
a lamp keying device selected from a group consisting essentially of:
a. a keying device comprising at least one base protruding key being formed on the base and at least one support slot being
formed in the lamp support receptacle, the at least one base protruding key detachably coupling with the at least one support
slot;
b. a keying device comprising at least one support protruding key being formed on the lamp support receptacle and at least
one base slot being formed in the base, the at least one base slot detachably coupling with the at least one protruding support
key; and
c. a keying device comprising at least one base protruding key being formed on the base and at least one base slot being formed
in the base, the keying device further comprising at least one complementary support protruding key being formed on the lamp
support receptacle and at least one complementary support slot being formed in the lamp support receptacle, the at least one
base protruding key detachably Coupling with the at least one complementary support slot, and the at least one base slot detachably
coupling with the at least one complementary protruding support key;
wherein the lamp base is operatively coupled to an electromagnetic energy source;
wherein the operatively coupled electromagnetic energy source is an ultraviolet light source.
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