Shaped discharge lamp with starting aid

摘要

A discharge lamp comprising an elongated bulb shaped so that the ends thereof are substantially closer together than if the bulb were straight and containing electrodes respectively near said ends thereof, electrically interconnected bracing straps around the end regions of the bulb, and a starting aid comprising T-shaped conductive members having bands respectively at least partly around said bulb in the vicinity of each of said electrodes and having stems respectively extending under and clamped by said bracing straps.