Adaptor for small fluorescent tubes
OwnerJuerg Nigginventor
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Abstract
An adaptor for fluorescent tubes having contact pins, the adaptor having a fluorescent tube-compatible plug-in socket and an incandescent lamp-compatible screw cap. The adaptor having an external casing. The external casing having the incandescent screw cap. A printed circuit board and an inner casing are both secured to the incandescent lamp-compatible screw cap. The inner casing part having a fluorescent tube compatible plug-in socket and the inner casing having a socket area which has a plurality of contact members. The contact members are electrically connected by bridges on the printed circuit board. A flexible connection of the inner casing to the light fittings is created. The fluorescent tube-compatible plug-in socket receives different shaped caps of the light fittings.
Claims22
An adaptor for fluorescent tubes having contact pins, the adaptor having a fluorescent tube-compatible plug-in socket and an incandescent lamp-compatible screw cap, the adaptor comprising:
- an external casing part (1, 301);
- said external casing part forming said incandescent lamp-compatible screw cap (3, 203);
- a printed circuit board (307) and an inner casing (309);
- said printed circuit board (307) secured to said inner casing (309) which is secured to said external casing part (1,301);
- said inner casing (309) forming said fluorescent tube-compatible plug-in socket (347);
- a plurality of contact members (341) secured to said printed circuit board (307);
- said contact members (341) being electrically connected by conductors (337) on said printed circuit board (307) for creating an electric connection of said inner casing (309) making said inner casing (309) compatible with fluorescent light fittings having differently arranged contact pins;
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- said fluorescent tube-compatible plug-in socket (347) capable of receiving different shaped caps (10, 12) with said differently arranged contact pins of said light fittings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.