The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Willi Munz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Peerless Lighting Corporation, Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362375 ; 362217 ; 362377 ; 362330 ; 362433 ; 362226 ; 362376 ;
Abstract
A retaining device held in a compact, lensed, task lighting fixture operates to retain the lens in the fixture and to facilitate the removal of the fixture's fluorescent lamp which is otherwise difficult to access. The retaining device is comprised of a strip of resilient material having a base end mounted in a fixed position within the fixture, a resilient middle strip portion shaped to extend around the base end of the fluorescent lamp, and an outwardly biased distal end extending to contact and retain the lens in the fixture housing.