US Patent 7514872 Reflector lamp with engaging electrical contact

A lamp (50) has a lamp envelope (10) having a body (12) with a bottom (14) having a lead-in accepting channel (18); a seat (22) formed with the bottom (14) adjacent one of the lead-in accepting channels; a light source capsule (51) having two electrical lead-ins (52, 54) extending therefrom and through the lead-in accepting channel (18; and an electrical contact (24) having a first depending leg (26), an intermediate transverse portion (28) including a seat engager (30) adapted to cooperate with the seat (22), and a projecting leg (32) extending away from the intermediate transverse portion (28) and along a side (34) of the bottom (16), the first depending leg (26) being in mechanical and electrical contact with one of the lead-ins (54).