Adapter for simultaneously powering multiple compact fluorescent lamps utilizing an electronic ballast circuit
US5455484A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a base socket that fits into incandescent fixtures and allows one or many "stick" type compact fluorescent lamps to be inserted. The fixture allows the user to insert as many CFL's as desired without changing or rearranging, in any way, the ballast. The ballast circuitry is designed for series or parallel electrical connections of the CFL's. When in series each socket has a bypassing microswitch that provides for electrical circuit continuity.
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