Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems – Discharge device and/or rectifier in the supply circuit – Flashers
Patent
1981-06-26
1985-10-22
Chatmon, Saxfield
Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
Discharge device and/or rectifier in the supply circuit
Flashers
307146, 315 64, 315362, 315DIG4, H05B 3700, H05B 3900, H05B 4114
Patent
active
045491160
ABSTRACT:
In one form of the present preferred embodiment of the present invention it relates to a two-position feed-thru electric line cord piercing switching combination, of the rotary and even the rocker type, which saves electric energy by use of a half-wave diode rectifying means. The electric energy saving, two-position, combination switching means having only two electrical passing switching positions and thereby having no electrical "off" position. The switch will alternatingly provide either an electrical half-wave "dim" or an electrical full-wave "on" illumination to a single filament lamp, string of Christmas tree lamps and the like, and will even provide eight separate combinations, of one OFF and three separate illuminations, when electrically connected ahead of a, for example, conventional LEVITON rotary 4-position lamp socket switching means which uses a conventional 3-way incandescent lamp member which is removable inserted into the lamp socket portion thereof. MICRO, CHERRY, toggle, rocker, push-button and the like, line cord non-piercing two-position switches may be used in other forms of the combination switching device or invention. The half-wave diode rectifying means is electrically connected shuntingly between and/or across substantially to two electrical contact members of the conductor wire-piercing and the wire non-piercing type of switching means. This construction results in automatic elimination of the electrical "off" position for generally any type of 2-position "off" and "on" switching means.
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