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EP 0187493 A3 19881109 - TOROIDAL BALLAST LIGHTING FIXTURE

Title (en)

TOROIDAL BALLAST LIGHTING FIXTURE

Publication

EP 0187493 A3 19881109 (EN)

Application

EP 85309050 A 19851212

Priority

US 68100284 A 19841213

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0187493A2] A lighting fixture such as a socket adapter is disclosed containing a preferably toroidal ballast choke surrounding a recess adapted to receive the base of a fluorescent or similar bulb.

IPC 1-7

H01J 61/56

IPC 8 full level

F21S 2/00 (2006.01); H01J 61/32 (2006.01); H01J 61/56 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01J 61/56 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] GB 2092831 A 19820818 - EGYESUELT IZZOLAMPA
[Y] WO 7900490 A1 19790726 - CREATEC SA [CH], et al
[A] DE 3312993 A1 19841025 - SCHWABE KG ELEKTROTECH FAB [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0187493 A2 19860716; EP 0187493 A3 19881109; AU 5121385 A 19860619; CN 85109505 A 19860903; JP S61185805 A 19860819

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85309050 A 19851212; AU 5121385 A 19851213; CN 85109505 A 19851213; JP 28087485 A 19851213