Patent ID: 6100638
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: F21V,H01J,H01R,H05B,Y02B

Abstract:
A kit for converting a fluorescent lighting fixture from inductive operation to electronic operation, said lighting fixture comprising a pair of spaced brackets for holding a fluorescent lamp, each of said spaced brackets having a pair of spring-finger contacts for operatively connecting a lamp mounted in the lighting fixture to a power network, said kit comprising:a) first and second socket adapters, each said socket adapter containing:i) a pair of pins extending outwardly from a surface of said adapter, said pins adapted to mate with the spring-finger contacts on one of said lighting fixture brackets;ii) a pair of recessed spring contacts, said recessed contacts mounted on a surface of said adapter which is opposite to the surface containing said adapter pins; andiii) electrical connections between said adapter pins and said adapter recessed spring contacts;b) a shorting bar in at least one of said socket adapters, said shorting bar electrically interconnecting said adapter pins;c) an electronic ballast having structural parts in at least one of said socket adapters;d) a line channel having a length which is less than the distance between said lighting fixture brackets, said line channel extending between said first and second socket adapters, said line channel containing at least a pair of wires which electrically connect the interior of the first socket adapter to the interior of the second socket adapter; ande) a fluorescent lamp adapted to fit between said first and second socket adapters when said adapters are mounted in said spaced brackets.