Patent ID: 7198389

Claim:
A lamp providing combined spot and flood light distribution properties, comprising: an elongate translucent shell defining an interior cavity and having a reflector portion with a reflective surface thereon so that light is directed substantially longitudinally from an end of the shell and a neck portion lacking a reflective surface so that light emits through the shell substantially radially omni-directionally therethrough; a socket-engaging base attached to the neck portion and including a pair of electrical contact members for communicating with respective electrical contacts of a socket of a light fixture for communicating with a supply of electricity; and a lamp capsule disposed within the interior cavity and having a light source therein connected to a pair of electrical leads that extend therefrom for communicating with the electrical contact members, whereby light emitted from the light source communicates diffusingly radially omni-directionally through the neck portion and directedly substantially longitudinally from the reflector portion.