Compact fluorescent lamp

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a compact fluorescent lamp embodying our new design;

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are side, front and rear elevational views, respectively, thereof;

FIGS. 5 and 6 are top and bottom plan views, respectively, thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of our new design;

FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 are side, front and rear elevational views, respectively, of the second embodiment;

FIGS. 11 and 12 are top and bottom plan views, respectively, of the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of our new design;

FIGS. 14, 15 and 16 are side, front and rear elevational views, respectively, of the third embodiment;

FIGS. 17 and 18 are top and bottom plan views, respectively, of the third embodiment;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of our new design;

FIGS. 20, 21 and 22 are side, front and rear elevational views, respectively, of the fourth embodiment;

FIGS. 23 and 24 are top and bottom plan views, respectively, of the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 25 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of our new design;

FIGS. 26, 27 and 28 are side, front and rear elevational views, respectively, of the fifth embodiment;

FIGS. 29 and 30 are top and bottom plan views, respectively, of the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 31 is a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of our new design;

FIGS. 32, 33 and 34 are side, front and rear elevational views, respectively, of the sixth embodiment; and

FIGS. 35 and 36 are top and bottom plan views, respectively, of the sixth embodiment.

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D248593 July 18, 1978 Oster
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  • Popular Science, 9/76, p. 52, Feldeo Fluorescent Tube #3.
Patent History
Patent number: D272653
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 23, 1981
Date of Patent: Feb 14, 1984
Assignee: North American Philips Electric Corp. (New York, NY)
Inventors: Edward W. Morton (Teaneck, NJ), Daniel W. O'Mullan (Bloomfield, NJ), Thomas E. Dooley (Clifton, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Attorney: Rolf E. Schneider
Application Number: 6/245,870
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fluorescent (D26/3)
International Classification: D2604;