Plural load lighting assembly energizable through two input terminals

Abstract

Two individual lamp loads are mounted on, are support by, and are electrically terminated within one plural lamp load housing assembly which has a single pair of electrical input terminals. An apparatus within said housing, which senses applied A-C electrical energy characteristic and applied D-C electrical energy characteristic, is electrically terminated between said two lamp loads and said single pair of input terminals providing means for individual and selective energization of said two lamp loads, with either applied D-C electrical energy being further supplied to first lamp load only of said two lamp loads or applied A-C electrical energy being further supplied to second lamp load only of said two lamp loads, said selection being a function of applied electrical energy characteristic. A power source means, which can be actuated to selectively supply either D-C electrical energy of said required polarity characteristic or A-C electrical energy to said two input terminals, controls and supplies said electrical energy to said sensing apparatus and further to said two lamp loads.

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