US 10,775,034 B1 · Connectorized lighting system for surface appliques and method of retention of cylindrical objects

Abstract

A connectorized lighting system for a base structure such as a deck pad, comprising a base structure having an a retaining cavity disposed in and running along a surface of the base structure, a lighting element inserted into the retaining cavity, and connectorized light source that provides electrical power to the lighting element, exhibits a low profile, and may be removable and replaceable without tools. The base structure may be a deck pad on a boat or a covering for a floor, spa, spa cabinet, pool, or any other surface. The deck may comprise EVA or PE foam material, and may comprise one or more layers of sheet material. The retaining cavity may comprise a window and bevels for visibility. A lighting element may be held in place by forces created when the compressible material of the base structure is compressed by pressing the lighting element into the retaining cavity.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A connectorized lighting system for a base structure, comprising:

a base structure having an upper surface and a lower surface;
and
a retaining cavity disposed in and running along and below one of said upper or lower surface, said retaining cavity comprising an opening into said surface that runs along said retaining cavity for allowing the insertion of a lighting element in said retaining cavity;
a lighting element disposed in said retaining cavity, said lighting element in optical communication with a light source;
wherein said light source is removably attached to a housing;
wherein said housing is removably retained in a void in said base structure by retention forces created by the compression of base structure material between two opposing surfaces of said housing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/661,949Filed 23 Oct 2019 · continuation in part

Priority

14 Aug 2018

Granted

15 Sep 2020

Term ends

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Classification18 codes

B60Q 3/20
Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors: for lighting specific fittings of…
F21V 23/06
Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices: the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
F21S 8/03
Lighting devices intended for fixed installation: of surface-mounted type
F21V 9/30
Elements for modifying spectral properties, polarisation or intensity of the light emitted, e.g. filters: elements containing photoluminescent…

Family

Application62/718,953Us provisional application · filed 14 Aug 2018

Application62/749,324Us provisional application · filed 23 Oct 2018

Application16/541,119Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 14 Aug 2019

US 2020/0056766 A1Published application

US 10,775,034 B1This patent

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Connectorized lighting system for surface appliques and method of retention of cylindrical objects

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Connectorized lighting system for surface appliques and method of retention of cylindrical objects

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Abstract

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