Patent ID: 7800310
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: F21V,F21Y

Abstract:
1. A multiple lamp assembly, comprising: at least a first lamp and a second lamp; a first connector on a near end of the first lamp having first and second power terminals for electrical connection to separate first and second power lines, and having a neutral terminal for electrical connection to a ground line; a second connector on a far end of the first lamp and having a single power terminal for electrical connection only to the second power line, and having a neutral terminal for electrical connection to the ground line; a jumper wire electrically bypassing the second power line around the first lamp from the first connector to the second connector; a third connector on a near end of the second lamp having a single power terminal for electrical connection to the single power terminal of the second connector, and having a neutral terminal for electrical connection to the neutral terminal of the second connector, wherein the third connector physically couples to the second connector to couple the first and second lamps end-to-end; and a protective sleeve hermetically sealing the first and second lamps and the connectors.