Touch control for incandescent lamp
US4723080A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B39/085
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A conversion unit for a light source includes a housing which includes circuit means for turning the lamp on and off as well as providing several brightness levels of illumination. The housing includes a male plug for connection to a power source; a female receptacle for receiving a lamp plug; an antenna receptor; and an antenna connected to the receptor and terminating in an electrically conductive member. The last named member becomes the switch for the lamp when the unit is in operation.
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