Folded electroluminescent lamp assembly
AssigneeW. H. Brady Co.
InventorsThomas L. Maser, Kelly R. Davis
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Abstract
A folded electroluminescent lamp assembly (37,65, 87) including an electroluminescent lamp panel (10,41,74, 89) joined to a flexible circuit panel (4,42,73, 88) folded over and joined to the lamp panel. A tail (5,43,79, 90) extends from the circuit panel. Conductive tracks (30-35,56-58,78) extend across the circuit panel and the tail and are connected to the electrodes of the lamp panel. An electrical power source for activation of the electroluminescent lamp panel is to be connected to the tail (5,43,79, 90).
Claims4
In combination with an electroluminescent lamp panel haivng a base electrode, a transparent electrode spaced from the base electrode, a conductive lead electrically connected to the base electrode, and one or more conductive leads electrically connected to the transparent electrode to define one or more electroluminescent lamps,
- the improvement comprising:
- a circuit panel of flexible plastic film joined to the electroluminesce lamp panel;
- a tail of flexible plastic film extending from a marginal portion of the circuit panel;
- conductive tracks extending across the circuit panel and across the tail to a free end thereof, the conductive tracks being electrically connected to the aforesaid conductive leads to the base and transparent electrodes of the electroluminescent lamp panel;
- the circuit panel overlying and adhered to the electroluminescent lamp panel along a surface of the lamp panel adjacent the base electrode to define a folded assembly including the conductive tracks along an interior surface of the circuit panel;
- and
- the tail extending from the folded assembly for connection to an electrical power source for activation of each lamp of the electroluminescent lamp panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.