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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2005
Jerry D. Floyd, Centerville, TN (US);
Robert L. Towe, Fairview, TN (US);
Michael S. Swabe, Dickson, TN (US);
Jerry D. Floyd, Centerville, TN (US);
Robert L. Towe, Fairview, TN (US);
Michael S. Swabe, Dickson, TN (US);
France/A Scott Fetzer Company, Fairview, TN (US);
Abstract
A lamp fixture for mounting a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp. The lamp fixture integrates components needed to operate the HID lamp, including a lamp socket and a ballast, into a compact assembly covered by an enclosure. The fixture facilitates dissipation of heat from the lamp and ballast through a base mounting so that thermal insulation of the ballast transformed is not required, thereby reducing the weight of the device. The fixture may further include a diffuser mounted to the enclosure to distribute light from the HID lamp in a uniform manner. The fixture is particularly useful for mounting HID lamps within illuminated signs.