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Sealed, inductively powered lamp assembly

  • US 5,264,997 A
  • Filed: 03/04/1992
  • Issued: 11/23/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. A lighting system comprising:

  • at least two lamp assemblies, each said lamp assembly comprising;

    a shell formed from electrically nonconductive material wherein said shell is shaped to form a socket and wherein said shell is provided with a sealed enclosure adjacent said socket and a primary winding disposed in said enclosure;

    a lamp housing forming a sealed enclosure wherein said lamp housing is formed from electrically nonconductive material and dimensioned to fit in said socket, including a light source disposed in said enclosure and a secondary winding disposed in said enclosure and connected across said light source, wherein said secondary winding is positioned in said enclosure so that, when said lamp housing is disposed in said socket, said secondary winding is adjacent said primary winding; and

    means for releasably securing said lamp housing in said socket;

    a set of conductors extending between said shell enclosures for electrically connecting said primary windings; and

    an electrically nonconductive enclosure disposed around said set of conductors wherein said enclosure extends between said shell enclosures to seal said set of conductors therein.

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