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US3247368A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fluorescent lighting fixture

Assignee: ARNOLD CO Inc
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Filing: 1963-07-16
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Granted: 1966-04-19
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Expires: 1983-07-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles V Mchugh

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 08:46
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V19/00; F21V23/00; F21V23/02; F21Y; F21Y2103/00; F21Y2113/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 180 words
A FLUORESCENT LIGHTING FIXTURE COMPRISING A LIGHT REFLECTIVE HOUSING, PIN RECEIVING SOCKETS SECURED TO SAID HOUSING FOR SUPPORTING A FLUORESCENT BULB WITHIN SAID HOUSING, A BALLAST UNIT, SAID BALLAST UNIT INCLUDING A BALLAST CIRCUIT MOUNTED WITHIN A RIGID CASING, SAID BALLAST UNIT HAVING RIGID ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ELECTRICALLY INSULATED FROM AND MOUNTED ON SAID CASING, SAID HOUSING HAVING RIGID ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ELECTRICALLY INSULATED FROM AND MOUNTED THEREON, SAID BALLAST UNIT AND HOUSING CONNECTORS PROVIDING MATING CONTACT, SAID BALLAST UNIT AND HOUSING CONNECTORS COMPLETING A CIRCUIT BETWEEN SAID BALLAST CIRCUIT AND SAID SOCKETS, SAID SOCKETS INCLUDING AN INSULATING BASE PORTION, MALE PRONGS MOUNTED ON SAID INSULATING BASE PORTION, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING FEMALE RECEPTACLES INSULATED FROM SAID HOUSING, SAID SOCKET MALE PRONGS FITTING INTO SAID FEMALE RECEPTACLES, SAID FEMALE RECEPTACLES INCLUDING UPSTANDING MEMBERS SPACED FROM SAID HOUSING FOR SPACING SAID INSULATING BASE FROM SAID HOUSING, SAID SOCKETS BEING ARRANGED IN PAIRS WITH EACH PAIR OF SOCKETS FACING EACH OTHER, AND MEANS RESILIENTLY BIASING EACH SOCKET IN A DIRECTION TOWARD THE OTHER SOCKET OF ITS PAIR, SAID INSULATING BASE CANTING ABOUT SAID UPSTANDING MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 180 words
A FLUORESCENT LIGHTING FIXTURE COMPRISING A LIGHT REFLECTIVE HOUSING, PIN RECEIVING SOCKETS SECURED TO SAID HOUSING FOR SUPPORTING A FLUORESCENT BULB WITHIN SAID HOUSING, A BALLAST UNIT, SAID BALLAST UNIT INCLUDING A BALLAST CIRCUIT MOUNTED WITHIN A RIGID CASING, SAID BALLAST UNIT HAVING RIGID ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ELECTRICALLY INSULATED FROM AND MOUNTED ON SAID CASING, SAID HOUSING HAVING RIGID ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ELECTRICALLY INSULATED FROM AND MOUNTED THEREON, SAID BALLAST UNIT AND HOUSING CONNECTORS PROVIDING MATING CONTACT, SAID BALLAST UNIT AND HOUSING CONNECTORS COMPLETING A CIRCUIT BETWEEN SAID BALLAST CIRCUIT AND SAID SOCKETS, SAID SOCKETS INCLUDING AN INSULATING BASE PORTION, MALE PRONGS MOUNTED ON SAID INSULATING BASE PORTION, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING FEMALE RECEPTACLES INSULATED FROM SAID HOUSING, SAID SOCKET MALE PRONGS FITTING INTO SAID FEMALE RECEPTACLES, SAID FEMALE RECEPTACLES INCLUDING UPSTANDING MEMBERS SPACED FROM SAID HOUSING FOR SPACING SAID INSULATING BASE FROM SAID HOUSING, SAID SOCKETS BEING ARRANGED IN PAIRS WITH EACH PAIR OF SOCKETS FACING EACH OTHER, AND MEANS RESILIENTLY BIASING EACH SOCKET IN A DIRECTION TOWARD THE OTHER SOCKET OF ITS PAIR, SAID INSULATING BASE CANTING ABOUT SAID UPSTANDING MEMBER.

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-04-18 1973-10-18 1974-04-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-04-18 1977-10-18 1978-04-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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