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Circuit breaker with thin-walled bulb

US4572986A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 16, 1984
Grant dateFeb 25, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 16, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/541
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rapid-start fluorescent lamp includes a pair of spaced electrodes within an envelope having a fill gas and a phosphor-covered inner wall surface with a circuit breaker having a glass bulb with a wall thickness in the range of about 0.016 to 0.018 inch positioned within the fluorescent lamp.

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