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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald E Sindlinger, Muncy, PA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 73 ; 315 74 ; 315104 ; 315106 ; 315107 ; 337 31 ;
Abstract
A rapid-start fluorescent lamp includes a pair of spaced electrodes within an envelope with one electrical lead connected to an electrode and the other lead coupled to the electrode by a thermally-sensitive bi-metal strip whereby one end of the bi-metal and one end of a conductor are formed to provide a straight member within a U-shaped member such that the straight U-shaped members are in electrical contact at temperatures above and below a given range of temperatures and electrically disconnected at the given range of temperatures.