Special receptacle or package – For a filament or space discharge bulb or tube – Plural
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-12
2005-04-12
Bui, Luan K. (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
For a filament or space discharge bulb or tube
Plural
C206S593000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06877606
ABSTRACT:
A locking system for two linear fluorescent lamps comprises an endcap (10) formed to receive two linear fluorescent lamps (12, 14) (FIG.3). The endcap (10) has two chambers (16, 18) formed by the outside surfaces of endcap (10) and a central partition (19). Each of the chambers has a forward portion (20) and a rearward portion (22). The endcap (10) has a height H equal to the diameter of the fluorescent lamps, a width W equal to twice the diameter of the fluorescent lamps and a length, for example, 4 to 6 inches, that is substantially less than the length of the lamps, which can be one to eight feet long. A stop (24) is formed in each of the chambers at the forward portion (20) to retain the lamps within the endcap. Each of the stops (24), in the form of a reverse corner, extends inwardly toward the center of the endcap and has a first leg (26) with a first dimension equal to the height H and a second leg (28) with a second dimension that is greater than one half of said height H but less than the height H.
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Meyer William E.
Osram Sylvania Inc.
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