Patent ID: 6039582
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: H01R,H05B

Abstract:
A housing for a gas discharge lamp ballast, comprising:a base for mounting a circuit board thereon, the base including an input end, an output end opposite the input end, a left end adjacent to the input and output ends, and a right end opposite the left end and adjacent to the input and output ends, wherein:(i) the left and right ends include edges having a thickness substantially less than that of the rest of the base; and(ii) the input and output ends of the base each include at least one aperture defined therein;a cover having a top side, a left side at approximately right angles with the top side, and a right side at approximately right angles with the top side and remote from the left side, wherein the cover has an input end and an output end each having at least one aperture therein, the left and right sides each including a channel therein for mating with the edges on the left and right ends of the base;an input connector adapted to serve as a first end-cap of the housing, the input connector including a plurality of receptacles for receiving input wires and a plurality of tabs for mating with the corresponding apertures in the input ends of the base and cover; andan output connector adapted to serve as a second end-cap of the housing, the output connector including a plurality of receptacles for receiving output wires and a plurality of tabs for mating with the corresponding apertures in the output ends of the base and cover.