Inventors:
Charles E. Kassay - Smithtown NY, US
Suzanne M. Pane - Yaphank NY, US
Marc A. Kassay - Wake Forest NC, US
John P. Kassay - Wake Forest NC, US
Assignee:
Philips Electronics North America Corporation - Burlington MA
International Classification:
F21V 7/00
US Classification:
36221705, 36221707, 36221716, 36221712, 362297
Abstract:
A retrofit kit is configured for a single or multiple tubular fluorescent lamp fixture. The original fixture being retrofitted may or may not have any reflectors. The kit includes a new improved reflector with double concave wings. The winged reflector preferably has a central arched, preferably trapezoidal portion which forms the lower cover of the fixture box. This central trapezoidal portion includes an access door to permit access to the ballast without the need to remove the winged reflector once it is installed. An arched, preferably trapezoidal socket bar is installed at each end of the fixture, to lower the position of the lamp with respect to the winged reflector surfaces, to enhance the light distribution in a downward direction while permitting enhanced up-lighting. The distal ends of the trapezoidal central portion of the reflector mate with the trapezoidal socket bars at opposite ends of the fixture.