Fluorescent light fixture with breakaway socket

Details Fluorescent light fixture with breakaway socket Fluorescent light fixture with breakaway socket

1996-06-17

1998-03-17

Cariaso, Alan

Illumination

Elongated source light unit or support

Housing

362223, 362226, 439234, 439242, F21S 300

Patent

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057278695

ABSTRACT:
A fluorescent light fixture includes an elongated housing for mounting on a wall or a ceiling. A fixed socket is attached to one end of the housing by a fixed connecting arm. A breakaway socket is movably attached to another end of the housing by a breakaway connecting arm. A tubular lens is secured between the sockets, and a fluorescent tube is centered within the tubular lens by a pair of centering rings. The fluorescent tube is completely surrounded by the tubular lens, which diffuses the light in a 360 degree circle. Electrical connectors arranged within the sockets are mated with corresponding terminals on the ends of the fluorescent tube. The breakaway socket is movable away from the housing for releasing the tubular lens and the fluorescent tube, so that the fluorescent tube may be removed and replaced in a limited space. The breakaway socket is movable against the housing for securing the tubular lens and fluorescent tube.

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Front and back sides of "Baton" incandescent wall lamp brochure by Boyd Lighting Company. 1992.

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