US 2016/0099140 A1 · ADHESIVE-LESS ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS

Abstract

A collar includes two sections that join together in an adhesive-less manner to form an aperture, an arm with a distally-located pawl extending from a base of each section, a frame on the other section at a position corresponding to the arm, a lower clamp located on the sections, an upper clamp including a distally-located projection extending from the base surface, first and second flexible clamps located at opposing ends of the aperture. A gas discharge tube lighting assembly includes a discharge tube collar, a discharge tube having a stem assembly with a first portion fitting within the discharge tube and a second portion having a seal ring with a diameter greater than the discharge tube outer diameter, the collar and tube connected by adhesive-less mechanical forces exerted on the upper, lower, and first and second flexible clamps with the discharge tube located partially in the aperture.

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Dependent claims

A collar for assembling a gas discharge tube lighting source, the collar comprising:

at least a first section separate from a second section, the first section and the second section configured to mate together in an adhesive-less manner and form at least one aperture;
each of the first and the second section including a base surface;
an arm extending along an axis about parallel from the base surface of at least one of the first and the second section, the arm including a pawl at an end distal from the base;
a frame on another of the first and the second section, the frame at a position corresponding to the arm;
a lower clamp located on the first and the second section;
an upper clamp located on the first and the second section extending about perpendicular from the base surface, the upper clamp including a projection at an end distal from the base surface;
a first flexible clamp extending from a sidewall of each of the first and the second section;
and
a second flexible clamp extending from the base surface, the first flexible clamp and the second flexible clamp at opposing ends of a diameter of the aperture.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Adhesive-less assembly for electronic compact fluorescent lamps

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Adhesive-less assembly for electronic compact fluorescent lamps

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Abstract

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