Fluorescent lamp

Description

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a fluorescent lamp, according to a first embodiment of the design;

FIG. 2 is a different elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of a second embodiment of the design;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an elevational view of a third embodiment of the design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the third embodiment; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the third embodiment.

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Patent History
Patent number: D372992
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 29, 1994
Date of Patent: Aug 20, 1996
Assignee: Pacific Scientific Company (Weymouth, MA)
Inventors: Mark E. Martich (Hanover, MA), Thomas Tedham (West Peabody, MA)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Marcus Jackson
Law Firm: Lahive & Cockfield
Application Number: 0/22,187
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fluorescent (D26/3)