US 10,591,114 B1Granted

Connectors for linear lighting

AssigneeElemental LED, Inc.

InventorsAndrew Lassen, Olivia M. Tanguileg, William Schimandle

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Abstract

Connectors for linear lighting are disclosed. These connectors include one side with a slot adapted to accept a strip of linear lighting. The other side may have either another slot for a second strip of linear lighting, if two strips of linear lighting are to be electrically connected end-to-end, or a set of terminal blocks for connecting the strip of linear lighting to wires, such as a set of power leads. The slot has a set of contacts, spaced from one another, that make physical contact with solder pads or other such electrical connecting structures on the linear lighting. The terminal blocks have conductive cages to make contact with the wires. Both the set of contacts in the slot and pressor members in the cages are driven into engagement by sets of adjustable positioning members that bear on them.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A connector, comprising:

a body, including
a first side having
a first notch in a top portion of the body, the first notch extending inwardly from an edge thereof,
a first slot extending inwardly from the edge, aligned with and below the first notch, and
two or more conductive first contact members within the first slot;
a conductive member for each of the two or more first contact members, the conductive members making electrical contact with respective ones of the two or more first contact members and extending from the first side to a second side of the body;
the second side receiving the conductive members and being adapted to make an electrical connection with the first side through the conductive members;
and
an adjustable positioning member for each of the two or more first contacts, the adjustable positioning members extending through the body from a top surface thereof and bearing on the two or more first contact members to force the two or more first contact members downwardly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/575,866Filed 19 Sep 2019
Granted: 17 Mar 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification21 codes

F21K 9/20
Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers: light sources comprising…
F21V 15/013
Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts: the housing being an extrusion
F21V 23/003
Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices: the elements being electronics drivers or controllers for operating the light…
F21V 23/06
Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices: the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors