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Airport marker lighting system of inset type and method of manufacturing the same

US4396972A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 1980
Grant dateAug 2, 1983
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64F1/20
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An airport marker lighting system of an inset type that includes a lamp preparation step, a lamp housing preparation step and an assembling step. The first step prepares a plurality of different sorts of lamps of power consumption ratings and classes them into a plurality of groups. Each of the lamps have an identical base in size and the same distance between a position of a filament and a base. The second step prepares a plurality of different lamp housings having different outer diameter dimensions. The housing includes a base member and a cover section. The third step selects at least one of the lamps and one of the housings and mounts the selected lamp or lamps on the selected housing, and an airport marker lighting system manufactured by the method is also included.

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