LED lamp assembly
AssigneeMongo Light Co. Inc.
InventorsIsidore I. Lamke, Robert D. Plummer, Michael E. Dinan, Eugene P. Reinhold
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Abstract
A lamp finding particular application in boat trailers and other vehicular applications is provided with a generally unbreakable lens structure. The lamp preferably is provided with a plurality of LEDS arranged with rows and columns on a circuit card or board. The lamp is constructed by encapsulating the board and LED arrangement in a moldable lens material, which after removal from a suitable mold at least partially defines the lamp housing.
Claims24
A lamp assembly comprising:
- a support circuit board;
- a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted to said circuit board;
- an electrical connection attached to said circuit board and extending outwardly of said lamp assembly;
- a mold in place lens material encapsulating the circuit board and light emitting diodes, and formed to provide a predetermined shape for said lens assembly, said electrical connection extending outwardly of said lens assembly.
A lamp assembly having a predetermined shape, comprising;
- a circuit board;
- a least one light emitting unit connected to said circuit board;
- an electrical connection attached to said light emitting unit;
- and
- a moldable lens material completely encapsulating the circuit board and light emitting unit, said lens material defining at least a portion of the predetermined shape of said lamp assembly.
A method for forming a lamp assembly, comprising:
- providing a mold having a predetermined shape corresponding to the desired shape of said lamp assembly;
- positioning a circuit board having a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted thereto in said mold;
- filling the mold with a flowable lens material;
- hardening the lens material;
- and
- removing the lamp assembly from the mold.
A lamp assembly having a predetermined shape, comprising;
- a circuit board;
- a least one light emitting unit connected to said circuit board;
- and
- a moldable lens material completely encapsulating the circuit board and light emitting unit, said lens material defining at least a portion of the predetermined shape of said lamp assembly, encapsulating providing at least water resistance protection for the light emitting unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.