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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1998
Barry Eddington Altman, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
John Francis Turner, Clemmons, NC (US);
Kimberly Ann Ketelsleger, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A fluorescent lampholder connector (50, 150) for use in a fluorescent lighting assembly (2) includes a molded lampholder connector housing having spaced-apart molded lampholders (51, 150) extending upwardly from a lampholder connector base. Each of the lampholders includes a pair of terminal cavities (52, 152) opening on a lower surface of the connector housing. Fluorescent lamp terminals (17) are disposed in respective ones of the terminal cavities. In one embodiment, the connector (50) has two lampholders (51), and lead wires (57) connect the terminals in one lampholder to the terminals in the other lampholder. In another embodiment, the connector (151) has three lampholders, a bus wire (157) extends along the lower surface of the connector housing, and lead wires (161) connect the terminals to the bus wire.