Fluorescent light bulb test apparatus and method of use
OwnerHarold Mooreinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for testing a fluorescent light bulb is disclosed. The apparatus includes a circular housing including a pair of contact receptacles operable to receive two conductive elements of a fluorescent light bulb. A lamp housing is coupled to a portion of an outside surface of the housing and extending away from the housing and sized to receive a low-voltage lamp. A power source is coupled between the contact receptacles and the low-voltage lamp and operable to illuminate the low-voltage lamp when an electrode of the fluorescent light bulb is coupled to the contact receptacles.
Claims16
An apparatus for testing a fluorescent light bulb comprising:
- a circular housing including a pair of contact receptacles operable to receive two conductive elements of a fluorescent light bulb;
- a lamp housing extending from a portion of an outside surface of the circular housing, the lamp housing operable to connect a low-voltage lamp;
- a power source electrically coupled between the contact receptacles and the low-voltage lamp, the power source operable to light the low-voltage lamp when a electrode of the fluorescent light bulb is electrically coupled between the contact receptacles;
- a first battery holder electrically coupled between the lamp housing and one of the contact receptacles, the first battery holder sized to secure a replaceable battery;
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- a second battery holder electrically coupled between the lamp housing and a second contact receptacle, the second battery holder sized to secure a replaceable battery.
An apparatus for testing fluorescent light bulbs comprising:
- a housing including a base and a side
- wherein the first and second receptacles are approximately one eight (⅛) of an inch in diameter and spaced between one half (½) inch and one (1) inch;
- a access panel coupled to a top portion of the housing to provide access to an interior of the housing;
- wherein the interior includes a portion of the base comprising:
- a first battery holder coupled to the base and operable to hold a AAA direct current battery;
- a second battery holder coupled to the base and operable to hold a AAA direct current battery;
- a first contact receptacle coupled to the first battery holder using a brass interconnect;
- a second contact receptacle coupled to the second battery holder using a brass interconnect;
- wherein the sidewall includes a lamp housing extending through the side wall from the interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing, the lamp housing operable to house a low-voltage lamp;
- a first conductor directly connected between a first lamp conductor and the first battery holder;
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- a second conductor directly connected between a second lamp conductor and the second battery holder.
A fluorescent light bulb test apparatus comprising:
- a circular housing including a base and a side wall;
- an access panel removeably coupled to an upper portion of the housing;
- a first and second battery holder formed as a part of the base and operable to hold a first and second battery and wherein said battery holder sized to fit a AAA direct current battery;
- a first and second electrical contact receptacle coupled to base and substantially centered along the base, the first electrical contact receptacle electrically coupled to the first battery holder and the second electrical contact receptacle electrically coupled to the second battery holder;
- a lamp housing coupled to an interior of the circular housing and along the side wall of the circular housing and electrically coupled to the first and second battery holders;
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- wherein the housing includes:
- a width between two (2) inches and three (3) inches;
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- a height one half (½) inch and one (1) inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.