Clamping device for retaining a glass neon tube onto a glass tube support
US5072351A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21V19/02
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention clamping device comprising a clamp made of resilient metal having a pivot portion inserted into a hole on a glass tube support and a clamp portion generally adapted to the size and shape of part of the outer circumference of a glass neon tube. Another embodiment of the present invention comprising a first member mounted to a glass tube support without a hole and a second member attached to the first member and also having a clamp portion generally adapted to the size and shape of part of the outer circumference of a glass neon tube. The clamp portion of the different embodiments of the present invention can be rotated about a longitudinal axis parallel to the glass neon tube and clamped onto part of the outer circumference of the glass neon tube to securely retain the glass neon tube onto the glass tube support.
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