Claims
- 1. A lighting fixture for a table or floor lamp comprising:a table or floor lamp support structure; a reflective septum mounted to the support structure in a substantially horizontal orientation, the septum being reflective on both its top and bottom surfaces; at least one electrical socket mounted on the support structure; a lighting control system connected to the at least one electrical socket; a lateral shade mounted on the support structure around the reflective septum; wherein the fixture is configured to mount at least a pair of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in the fixture with at least one lamp above the reflective septum and at least another lamp below the reflective septum.
- 2. The lighting fixture of claim 1 wherein the support structure is configured to mount the CFLs in the fixture in a substantially horizontal orientation.
- 3. The lighting fixture of claim 1 wherein the lighting control system comprises an on-off switch for selectively turning on and off each of the CFLs to be mounted in the fixture to selectively produce down light, up light, and both up and down light distribution.
- 4. The lighting fixture of claim 3 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a dimmer for selectively controlling the light intensity of each CFL.
- 5. The lighting fixture of claim 1 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a ballast for the CFLs.
- 6. A table or floor lamp comprising:the lighting fixture of claim 1; at least a pair of CFLs mounted in the fixture.
- 7. The table or floor lamp of claim 6 wherein each CFL is a planar CFL.
- 8. The table or floor lamp of claim 7 wherein each planar CFL is a circular planar CFL.
- 9. The table or floor lamp of claim 6 wherein the lighting control system comprises at least an on-off switch for selectively turning on and off each of the CFLs to selectively produce down light, up light, and both up and down light distribution, and optionally comprises a dimmer for selectively controlling the light intensity of each CFL.
- 10. A table or floor lamp lighting apparatus comprising:a table or floor lamp lighting fixture having a horizontal reflective septum; a pair of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) mounted in the fixture with one lamp above the reflective septum and the other below the reflective septum.
- 11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the lighting fixture further comprises a lighting control system for operating the pair of lamps.
- 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the lighting control system comprises an on-off switch for selectively turning on and off each of the lamps to selectively produce down light, up light, and both up and down light distribution.
- 13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a dimmer for selectively controlling the light intensity of each lamp.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the lighting control system further comprises a ballast for the compact fluorescent lamps.
- 15. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein each lamp is a planar lamp.
- 16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein each lamp is a circular planar lamp.
- 17. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising one or more additional CFLs mounted either above or below or above and below the reflective septum.
- 18. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the fixture includes a translucent lateral shade and the reflective septum is configured to provide substantially uniform illumination of the shade.
GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
The United States Government has the rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No.DE-AC03-76SF00098 between the United States Department of Energy and the University of California.
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