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US 5,634,820 AGranted
Fluorescent light adaptor module
AssigneeLights of America, Inc.
InventorUsman Vakil
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Abstract
A module including a starter assembly and a fluorescent tube assembly is provided to allow the use of fluorescent lighting in a standard incandescent light bulb socket. The starter assembly is coupled to the tube assembly using a coupling system that includes a support plug which protrudes from the starter assembly and is inserted into a receptacle provided in the tube assembly.
Claims15
A fluorescent light adaptor module comprising:
- a fluorescent tube assembly including a base for supporting at least one fluorescent tube, said base having at least one first electrical connector disposed thereon, said at least one electrical connector being adapted for electrical connection to said fluorescent tube,
- a starter assembly including a cavity for containing a starter and ballast circuit thereon and a cap defining one end of said cavity, said cap including at least one second electrical connector disposed therein, said at least one second electrical connector being adapted for electrical connection to said starter and ballast circuit and said at least one first electrical connector;
- a support member, protruding from said cap, for supporting said tube assembly;
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- a receptacle, disposed in said base, for receiving said support member.
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A fluorescent light adaptor module comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity therein;
- a screw-type electrical connector for connecting said housing to an incandescent light bulb socket disposed on one end of said housing;
- an end cap disposed on another end of said housing, said end cap having at least one first electrical connector disposed therein and at least one rigid support member protruding therefrom;
- a starter circuit disposed within said cavity and adapted for electrical connection to said at least one first electrical connector;
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- a fluorescent tube assembly, removably secured with said end cap, including a base for supporting at least one fluorescent tube, said base having at least one second electrical connector adapted for electrical connection to said at least one fluorescent tube and said at least one first electrical connector, and a receptacle formed in said base, said at least one rigid support member being removably coupled with said receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.