Fluorescent bike lamp
First Claim
1. A recreational light device comprising:
- an elongate cylindrical fluorescent bulb having end terminals;
an elongate cylindrical tube of breakage-resistant light transmitting material having a length and diameter greater than those of bulb, spacer means disposed in each end of said cylindrical tube, each of said spacer means receiving a respective end of said bulb and maintaining the bulb in substantially coaxial disposition within and spaced from said tube, said spacer means being axially and radially flexible to thereby protect said bulb from impacts on said cylindrical tube and power means electrically exciting said bulb, said means including at each end of the bulb a flexible spacer having a cup-shaped body and a peripheral flange at the open end thereof, the flange being in contact with the inner surface of the tube.
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Abstract
A fluorescent light device for bicycles and other recreational uses comprising a standard fluorescent bulb disposed within a plastic tube and maintained in spaced relationship with the interior walls of said tube by resilient spacers. End caps are adhesively bonded to the tube ends to maintain the assembly in an integral condition. The fluorescent bulb is fired by an ac voltage derived from either an alternator or a battery/inverter combination. A step-up transformer is connected between the alternator and the bulb to achieve firing potential. A tuning capacitor is connected between the transformer secondary winding and the bulb to maximize electrical energy transmission. A short bulb/tube device is adapted for use in combination with a flag having an integral sleeve which fits over the bulb.
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16 Claims
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1. A recreational light device comprising:
- an elongate cylindrical fluorescent bulb having end terminals;
an elongate cylindrical tube of breakage-resistant light transmitting material having a length and diameter greater than those of bulb, spacer means disposed in each end of said cylindrical tube, each of said spacer means receiving a respective end of said bulb and maintaining the bulb in substantially coaxial disposition within and spaced from said tube, said spacer means being axially and radially flexible to thereby protect said bulb from impacts on said cylindrical tube and power means electrically exciting said bulb, said means including at each end of the bulb a flexible spacer having a cup-shaped body and a peripheral flange at the open end thereof, the flange being in contact with the inner surface of the tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- an elongate cylindrical fluorescent bulb having end terminals;
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