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US 8,264,130 B2Granted
Safety protection solution for compact fluorescent lamps
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAttila Szabo, Norbert Benko, Gabor Schmidt
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Abstract
A compact fluorescent lamp which includes a compact fluorescent light source and a ballast operatively connected to and controlling operation of the light source. An outer light transmissive envelope surrounds the light source and an elastic protective shield surrounds the ballast.
Claims20
A compact fluorescent lamp assembly comprising:
- a compact fluorescent light source;
- a ballast operatively connected to and controlling operation of the light source;
- an outer light transmissive envelope surrounding the light source;
- and
- an elastic protective shield interposed between the ballast and the outer envelope.
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A compact fluorescent lamp assembly comprising:
- a compact fluorescent light source;
- a ballast operatively connected to and controlling operation of the light source;
- an outer light transmissive envelope surrounding the light source;
- and
- an elastic protective shield having a contour that substantially conforms to a contour of the outer envelope, and wherein the elastic protective shield has an open first end having a diameter D1 and an open second end having a diameter D2 that is greater than D1.
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A method of forming a compact fluorescent lamp assembly comprising:
- providing a compact fluorescent light source and a ballast for operating the light source;
- providing an outer envelope for enclosing the light source and at least a portion of the ballast;
- and
- providing an elastic shield that surrounds the ballast between the ballast and that portion of the outer envelope enclosing the ballast.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.