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Florescent light fixture assembly

US5440471A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 6, 1994
Grant dateAug 8, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21Y2103/37
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A florescent lamp fixture for retrofitting in a cylindrical ceiling or wall-type housing designed to support an incandescent lamp providing elimination through the open end of the housing, the fixture being formed of a transverse insulated plate securable within the housing by at least three radiating spring elements, the plate serving to support a transformer on its upper side and a plug-in socket to receive, through an opening in the plate, one or more florescent lamps to extend from the opposite lower side of the plate. Wiring between the transformer and socket is provided to plug the fixture into the socket for the replaced incandescent lamp.

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