Patent ID: 6774563
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: H01J,H01K

Abstract:
A support, for use with an electric lamp having a sealed outer envelope enclosing an environment, a lamp capsule within said environment, a first lead wire and a second lead wire extending through said lamp capsule, a first electrical conductor a second electrical conductor extending through said outer envelope and being electrically connected to said first lead wire and said second lead wire, respectively, and an end-of-life device within said environment and being electrically connected in series with said first lead wire and said first electrical conductor, said support comprising:a first portion mechanically connectable to said lamp capsule; a second portion electrically connectable to said first lead wire and to said end-of-life device; and a third portion electrically connectable to said first electrical conductor and to said end-of-life device, and joining said first portion and said second portion, a section of said third portion being removable to separate, and form a gap between, said second portion and said third portion.