Elongated solid state light source holder for retrofitting luminaires with tombstone sockets
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1. A retrofit system for a luminaire, said luminaire including a tombstone socket, said retrofit system comprising:
- an integrated holder, configured to hold a power supply;
a solid state engine disposed on the integrated holder and configured to be powered by the power supply; and
a tombstone socket receptacle configured to selectively and detachably interface with the tombstone socket of the luminaire,wherein said retrofit system is devoid of a tombstone socket and forms an integral unit selectively detachable from said luminaire.
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Abstract
A retrofit system includes an elongated holder having a solid state light engine, a cavity configured to receive a power supply for the light engine, and a receptacle configured to receive a tombstone socket of an existing luminaire, such that the light engine is positioned and aligned substantially in the same place as a fluorescent lamp being replaced by the retrofit system within the luminaire.
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1. A retrofit system for a luminaire, said luminaire including a tombstone socket, said retrofit system comprising:
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an integrated holder, configured to hold a power supply; a solid state engine disposed on the integrated holder and configured to be powered by the power supply; and a tombstone socket receptacle configured to selectively and detachably interface with the tombstone socket of the luminaire, wherein said retrofit system is devoid of a tombstone socket and forms an integral unit selectively detachable from said luminaire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A combination comprising:
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a luminaire and a retrofit system (107) for the luminaire, the luminaire (102) including a tombstone socket directly affixed to the luminaire, the tombstone socket having a tombstone face defining a bi-pin receiving aperture; and a retrofit system devoid of a tombstone socket and comprising an integrated holder configured to hold a solid state light engine and a power supply to power the solid state light engine, and a tombstone socket receptacle configured to selectively and detachably interface with the tombstone socket of the luminaires; wherein the tombstone socket receptacle is received in abutting relation to the tombstone socket and selectively detachable from the tombstone socket, wherein the tombstone socket receptacle is not received into the bi-pin receiving aperture;
whereby said retrofit system forms an integral unit selectively detachable from said luminaire. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of mounting a retrofit lighting system in a conventional luminaire for a fluorescent lamp having conductive bi-pins, the conventional luminaire comprising a tombstone socket having an outermost lateral peripheral surface bounding transverse to said lateral peripheral surface a tombstone face defining a bi-pin receiving aperture for electrically conductive bi-pins of the fluorescent lamp, comprising:
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providing an integrated holder formed at a distal end thereof with a tombstone socket-receiving receptacle configured to receive the tombstone socket of the luminaire, wherein the integrated holder further comprises a solid state light engine and a power supply to power the solid state light engine; translating the integrated holder towards the luminaire; and aligning, while translating the integrated holder, the integrated holder in the luminaire with the tombstone socket-receiving receptacle in surrounding relation to the lateral peripheral surface of the tombstone socket, said positioning further comprising leaving the bi-pin receiving aperture on the tombstone face of the tombstone socket unoccupied. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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