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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1977
Giuseppe Careglio, Turin, IT;
Giovanni Proietti, Turin, IT;
WABCO Westinghouse, Turin, IT;
Abstract
A fluorescent lamp support assemblage comprising a printed circuit board on which is pre-mounted the electrical components comprising a converter or the like for supplying proper power to operate the vehicle lights and a sheet metal member cut and bent into a channel-shaped form. The printed board and a pair of fluorescent lamp holders are secured in place on the respective side walls and base of the channel-shaped member by snap inserting a plurality of tabs on the printed circuit board panel into conforming slots in the side walls in the case of the circuit board and by snap inserting the opposite edges of an opening in the base of the channel-shaped member into a notch formed in each side of the lamp holders in the latter case.