Connector for lighting devices, corresponding accessory and method
AssigneeOSRAM GmbH
InventorsSimon Bobbo, Lorenzo Baldo, Alberto Zanotto
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a connector for a lighting device is provided. The lighting device has a planar support with at least one electrical contact formation at an edge of the planar support. The connector includes a fork-shaped shell with a notch coupleable with said planar support edge with said planar support edge inserted in said notch, and an electrical contact structure on at least one side of said notch configured to provide electrical contact with an electrical contact formation on said edge inserted in said notch.
Claims13
A connector for a lighting device having a planar support with at least one electrical contact formation at an edge of the planar support, the connector comprising:
- a fork-shaped shell with a notch coupleable with said planar support edge with said planar support edge inserted in said notch;
- and
- an electrical contact structure on at least one side of said notch configured to provide electrical contact with an electrical contact formation on said edge inserted in said notch.
An accessory for use with one or more electrical connectors,
- each electrical connector comprising:
- a fork-shaped shell with a notch coupleable with said planar support edge with said planar support edge inserted in said notch;
- and
- an electrical contact structure on at least one side of said notch configured to provide electrical contact with an electrical contact formation on said edge inserted in said notch;
- said accessory comprising:
- an arch-shaped body applicable astride the connectors in said pair of connectors located side-by-side to retain them together;
- and
- a pair of pins insertable into the shells of the connectors in said pair of connectors located side-by-side to retain them together.
A method of providing electrical connection of one or more lighting devices having a planar support with at least one electrical contact formation at an edge of the planar support, the method comprising:
- providing at least one connector, the at least one connector comprising:
- a fork-shaped shell with a notch coupleable with said planar support edge with said planar support edge inserted in said notch;
- and
- an electrical contact structure on at least one side of said notch configured to provide electrical contact with an electrical contact formation on said edge inserted in said notch;
- coupling said at least one connector with said planar support with said edge inserted in said notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.