Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Jan Willem Frederik Dorleijn

Karl-Wilhelm Vogt

Markus Pieper

Josephus Theodorus Van Der Eyden

Nicolas Gerardus Antonius Peeters

Suzanne Van Egmond

Stephen Charles Fancher

Tommy Lee Harmon

Frank Latassa

The invention relates to a lamp comprising a lamp bulb () and a lamp base (), which lamp base () comprises a projection () located in a substantially central position of the lamp base () and extending in a direction away from the lamp bulb (), at least one lock-engaging portion (), and a substantially flat base surface () opposed to the lamp bulb () and surrounding the projection (), characterized in that the at least one lock-engaging portion () is located on the edge of the base surface () surrounding the projection () remote from the central projection. The invention also relates to a lampholder () for cooperation with the lamp () according the invention, the lampholder () comprising an aperture () in a substantially central position of the lampholder (), at least one counter lock-engaging portion (), and a substantially flat holder surface () surrounding the aperture, characterized in that the at least one counter lock-engaging portion () is located on the edge of the holder surface () surrounding the aperture () remote from the central aperture ().

Lamp and lampholder with peripheral locking means

Fluorescent lamp, and method of manufacturing same

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Roosendaal, Netherlands

Jan Willem Frederik Dorleijn