Electric socket adapter

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with this invention, a socket adapter having any combination of a rectifier, bilateral SCR or thermistor housing therein is provided for advantageous use with incandescent light bulbs.
The socket adapter includes a housing having a first end which is capable of being placed into a bulb socket designed for use with a light bulb, and a second end capable of retaining a light bulb therein.
The housing serves to connect as well as separate the first end portion from the second end portion.
Means are provided for retaining the first end portion in an electrical socket, as well as means for retaining an electric light bulb in the improved socket adapter.
Bulb contacts extend from the first end portion of the housing into the second end portion of the housing in the preferred embodiment.
In that first end portion of the housing, a rectifier is securely positioned between the socket contacts and the bulb contacts.
The rectifier may be securely attached as well to a circuit board.
Modified embodiments include the positioning of a thermistor, as well as a bridge rectifier, in the electrical circuit of the socket adapter.
Additionally, the housing can be fabricated for use with light bulbs of the bayonet type.
In this embodiment of the invention, the electrical contacts are attached to a circuit board having at least a rectifier positioned thereon, with circuit connecting means secured to the electrical contacts adjacent the electrical outlet, as well as to the bulb engaging rods which extend into the second end of the housing for contacting an electric light bulb.
Additional components, including a thermistor and a bridge rectifier, may be used in modifications of the basic invention.
The primary objective of this invention is to provide an electric socket adapter that significantly prolongs the life of light bulbs used with either 200 V or 110 V circuits.
Another objective is the providing of an improved socket adapter for use as an electric bulb saver which can be easily secured in a socket as well as secured to an electric light bulb