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US 9,225,133 B2Granted
Quick-mount ballasts
OwnerDarren Veenkerinventor
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Abstract
Quick-mount ballasts including a body and a receiver. The body includes a first protrusion, a connecting portion distal the first protrusion, the connecting portion containing a primary plurality of electrical contacts, and a second protrusion proximate the connecting portion. The receiver includes a guide, a wire trap proximate the guide, a receiving portion distal the guide, the receiving portion containing a secondary plurality of electrical contacts, and a retainer proximate the receiving portion.
Claims20
A quick-mount ballast, comprising:
- a body including:
- a first protrusion;
- a connecting portion distal the first protrusion, the connecting portion containing a primary plurality of electrical contacts;
- and
- a second protrusion proximate the connecting portion;
- and
- a receiver including:
- a guide;
- a wire trap proximate the guide;
- a receiving portion distal the guide, the receiving portion containing a secondary plurality of electrical contacts;
- and
- a retainer proximate the receiving portion;
- wherein the guide is configured to receive the first protrusion, the receiving portion is configured to receive the connecting portion, the primary plurality of electrical contacts are complimentarily configured with the secondary plurality of electrical contacts, and the retainer is configured to retain the second protrusion, and
- wherein retaining the connecting portion in the receiving portion connects the primary plurality of electrical contacts with the secondary plurality of electrical contacts to complete an electrical circuit.
11 more elements
A quick-mount ballast, comprising:
- a body including:
- a connecting portion containing a primary plurality of electrical contacts;
- an internal electrical circuit for regulating current in a fluorescent light fixture, the internal electrical circuit being in electrical communication with the primary plurality of electrical contacts;
- and
- a protrusion distal the connecting portion;
- and
- a receiver including:
- a receiving portion configured to receive the connecting portion, the receiving portion containing a secondary plurality of electrical contacts;
- and
- a wire trap integrated within the receiving portion and in electrical communication with the secondary plurality of electrical contacts;
- a retainer distal the receiving portion, the retainer configured to retain the protrusion;
- wherein the primary plurality of electrical contacts are complimentarily configured with the secondary plurality of electrical contacts and retaining the connecting portion in the receiving portion connects the primary plurality of electrical contacts with the secondary plurality of electrical contacts to complete an electrical circuit.
9 more elements
A quick-mount ballast, comprising:
- a body including:
- a first protrusion;
- a primary plurality of electrical contacts distal the first protrusion;
- an internal electrical circuit for regulating current in a fluorescent light fixture, the electrical circuit being in electrical communication with the primary plurality of electrical contacts;
- and
- a second protrusion proximate the primary plurality of electrical contacts;
- and
- a receiver including:
- a guide configured to receive and align the first protrusion;
- a wire trap integrated within the guide, the wire trap containing a plurality of receptacles configured to connect the receiver to electrical wires of a fluorescent light fixture;
- a cavity distal the guide;
- a secondary plurality of electrical contacts within the cavity, the secondary plurality of electrical contacts complimentarily configured with the primary plurality of electrical contacts and in electrical communication with the wire trap;
- and
- a retainer proximate the secondary plurality of electrical contacts, the retainer configured to selectively retain the primary plurality of electrical contacts in contact with the secondary plurality of electrical contacts to complete an electrical circuit.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.