An appliance lamp holder assembly in accordance with the invention directly
accommodates the use of various lighting units, either directly or through
the use of one or more adapter bases, in a multitude of international
applications. More specifically, the universal lamp holder assembly of the
invention preferably includes an adapter base which can take the form of a
housing, snap-connector ring or the like. A lamp holder member is then
inserted into the adapter base and firmly locked in place. With this
arrangement, a single lamp holder member can be employed in illuminating
various zones in the appliance or different lamp holder members can be
employed with universal adapter bases to cover both domestic and a
multitude of international hi-volt (e.g. 220-240V, 50/60 Hz) and 115 volt
applications.
