Patent ID: 6022125
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: F21V,F21Y

Abstract:
A portable combination metal halide and auxiliary bulb lamp suitable for interior living space area illumination comprising:a base;a luminaire comprising:(a) a housing defining (i) an internal cavity, (ii) a metal halide bulb aperture, and (iii) one or more auxiliary bulb apertures;(b) a selectively operable electronics assembly within said cavity, said assembly including a power supply and ballast circuitry operatively connected to said power supply;(c) a metal halide bulb socket positioned within said cavity in proximity to said aperture to operatively and removably receive the base of a metal halide bulb therethrough, said socket being operatively connected to said electronics assembly; and(d) one or more auxiliary bulb sockets positioned within said cavity in proximity to an auxiliary bulb aperture to operatively and removably receive the base of an auxiliary bulb therethrough, each of said auxiliary sockets being operatively connected to said electronics assembly;support means supporting said luminaire from said base; andpower means for supplying a.c. power from an external power source through said base to said electronics assembly.