Patent ID: 7201491
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: F21L,F21V,F21Y

Abstract:
1. A fluorescent task lamp, comprising: a housing having an open first end for supporting a lens body and first and second CFL bulb receptacles; a tubular lens body, seated in a recess within the open first end of the housing and enclosing first and second CFL bulbs installed in the first and second receptacles; an elongated tubular spine member extending from the open first end of the housing and configured for slidingly supporting the lens body along the elongated tubular spine; and a resilient bulkhead disposed within a distal portion of the lens body and configured for supporting and cushioning a distal end of each first and second CFL bulb; a self starting electronic ballast circuit within the housing operable to start and run at least first and second CFL bulbs; and a bulb accommodation circuit in the electronic driver circuit that enables operation of the electronic ballast circuit with either starter type or non-starter type and regardless whether one or both CFL bulbs are connected to the driver circuit; wherein the first and second CFL bulbs are oriented by the first and second receptacles in a side by side position at a predetermined forward angle with respect to each other such that an enhanced forward emission field is provided.