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US 2012/0171881 A1Published application
Permanent conversion adapter for lighting fixtures
AssigneeCRS Electronics
InventorScott Riesebosch
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Abstract
A permanent adapter for incandescent lighting fixtures can removably receive LEDs but cannot itself be removed from the fixture.
Claims28
An adapter permanently affixable within a conventional receptacle for incandescent bulbs, the adapter comprising:
- a receptacle for an LED;
- an outer conductive surface receivable into the conventional receptacle for electrical coupling thereto;
- and
- a bonding agent surrounding at least a portion of the outer conductive surface and activatable to permanently retain the adapter within the conventional receptacle substantially without disrupting electrical coupling between the adapter and the conventional receptacle.
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A method of permanently affixing an adapter within a conventional receptacle for incandescent bulbs, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an adapter comprising (i) a receptacle for an LED, (ii) an outer conductive surface receivable into the conventional receptacle, and (iii) an activatable bonding agent surrounding at least a portion of the outer conductive surface;
- receiving the adapter in the conventional receptacle so that the outer conductive surface electrically couples to a surface of the conventional receptacle;
- and
- activating the bonding agent to permanently retain the adapter within the conventional receptacle substantially without disrupting electrical coupling between the adapter and the conventional receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.