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Luminaire lowering device with centering means

CA 1109043 A · Owner: General Electric Company · Inventors: Thompson, Richard L.

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Apparatus for maintaining coaxial alignment of luminaire support ring on a pole as it is raised or lowered on the pole. The aligning apparatus comprises a plurality of roller members secured around the support ring and resiliently urged against the pole surface to maintain the support ring in substantially centered position relative to the pole and to avoid shock to the luminaires by impace of the support ring on the pole.

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  • Granted September 15, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 15, 1998.
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FiledOctober 5, 1978
GrantedSeptember 15, 1981
Term endedSeptember 15, 1998
Patent numberCA 1109043 A
Classification (IPC)F21V21/10

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedOct 5, 1978Patent grantedSep 15, 1981Term endedSep 15, 1998

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