Patent ID: 6217190
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: F21V,F21Y,H01R

Abstract:
A lighting assembly for use in mounting a plurality of fluorescent lamps comprising:a ballast lampholder subassembly located at a first end of the lighting assembly, including a ballast lampholder housing with ballast circuitry mounted within the ballast lampholder housing connected to terminals in lampholders extending from the housing;at least one lampholder connector mounted on a second end of the lighting assembly, the lampholder connector including spaced-apart lampholders extending from a lampholder connector base with lampholder terminals in at least two of the lampholders being connected by lead wires extending through the lampholder connector base;wherein the lampholders of the ballast lampholder subassembly and the lampholder connector comprise integrally molded extensions of the ballast lampholder housing and the lampholder connector base, respectively.