Adapter for annular fluorescent lamps having an integrated ballast and starting arrangement
AssigneePatent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft Fur Elektrisch Gluhlampen Mbh
InventorsLorenzo Baldo, Moreno Marton
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Abstract
The invention relates to an adapter (1) having an integrated ballast and starting arrangement for annular fluorescent lamps (2) having a pin base (3) for connecting them to conventional incandescent lamp sockets. The adapter (1) has a cuboidal housing and has at each end a holder which partially encloses the pin base (3) of the fluorescent lamp (2) or the discharge vessel (12) of the fluorescent lamp (2). The first holder in this case also contains a socket for accommodating and making electrical contact with the pin base (3) and the other holder contains a sliding apparatus for locking the lamp (2).
Claims7
An adapter for an annular fluorescent lamp, the adapter comprising:
- a housing having two ends and a set-back section and including a concentric attachment having a screw or bayonet base for connection to a conventional incandescent lamp socket attached to the housing, the housing having a substantially cuboidal configuration and lying substantially within the space enclosed by an annular fluorescent lamp, and a first and a second holder attached respectively to the two ends of the housing, the first holder also containing a pin base socket for accommodating and making electrical contact with the fluorescent lamp and the second holder having a sliding apparatus displaceably seated in the set-back section of the housing for locking the annular fluorescent lamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.