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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:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sergio R. Ramirez, Austin, TX (US);
Emanuel Shah, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/500 ;
Abstract
A protection device for vertically standing lamps devices is described. The protection device consists of a switch or other means of interrupting the electrical current in case of a fall. The preferred embodiment of the invention is a normally open switch installed at the base of the lamp. This switch is closed by the action of lamp's own weight.