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Assembly tube light for window display

Assignee: Shining Blick Enterprises Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-06-16
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Granted: 1997-05-13
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Expires: 2015-06-16
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Abstract

Abstract An assembly tube light including at least two tube lights and at least one connector for connecting each two tube lights either in line or at right angles, each tube light having a first conductor, a second conductor, a plurality of bulbs respectively connected between the first conductor and the second conductor, and two coupling units at two opposite ends, each coupling unit including two diagonal pairs of plug holes arranged in a square and respectively connected to the first conductor and the second conductor, each connector having two pairs of parallel contact pins arranged in a square corresponding to the plug holes of each coupling unit for inserting into two plug hole on a first tube light and two plug hole on a second tube light for permitting them to be fastened together and electrically connected in series, the two contact pins of the same pair being electrically connected together.

Inventors

  • 👤 Peter K. L. Huang

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 21:43
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21S; F21S2/00; F21S4/00; F21S4/20; F21S4/28; F21V; F21V23/00; F21V23/06; F21W; F21W2131/00; F21W2131/40; F21W2131/405

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 161 words
An assembly tube light comprising at least two tube lights and at least one connector for connecting a first and second tube light, each said first and second tube light comprising a first conductor, a second conductor, a plurality of bulbs respectively connected between said first conductor and said second conductor, and two coupling units at two opposite ends of each said tube light, each coupling unit comprising two diagonal pairs of plug holes arranged in a square and respectively connected to said first conductor and said second conductor, each said connector comprising two pairs of parallel contact pins arranged in a square corresponding to the plug holes of each coupling unit for inserting into two of said plug holes on said first tube light and two of said plug holes on said second tube light for permitting them to be fastened together and electrically connected in series, two of said contact pins of a same pair being electrically connected together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 161 words
An assembly tube light comprising at least two tube lights and at least one connector for connecting a first and second tube light, each said first and second tube light comprising a first conductor, a second conductor, a plurality of bulbs respectively connected between said first conductor and said second conductor, and two coupling units at two opposite ends of each said tube light, each coupling unit comprising two diagonal pairs of plug holes arranged in a square and respectively connected to said first conductor and said second conductor, each said connector comprising two pairs of parallel contact pins arranged in a square corresponding to the plug holes of each coupling unit for inserting into two of said plug holes on said first tube light and two of said plug holes on said second tube light for permitting them to be fastened together and electrically connected in series, two of said contact pins of a same pair being electrically connected together.

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