Housing and mounting system for a strip lighting device
AssigneeLumileds Lighting U.S., LLC
InventorsDavid Field Showers, James Barry Quantrell
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Abstract
A housing and mounting system for a strip lighting device, particularly a lighting device of the kind in which multiple light emitting diode (LED) light sources are arranged at spaced intervals within an elongate tubular housing that is translucent and arranged to diffuse, disperse or scatter the light from the LED light sources. The tubular housing has two longitudinally extending keys integrally formed on the exterior of the tube. The interior of the tube has longitudinally extending formations for supporting mounted LED light sources within the tube.
Claims23
A housing for a strip lighting device, comprising:
- an elongated tube which is at least partially translucent;
- and
- at least two longitudinally extending keys of substantially uniform cross-section on the exterior of said tube;
- wherein said keys are integrally formed with the tube, and extend substantially parallel with the axis of the tube.
A strip lighting device comprising:
- an elongated housing;
- at least two longitudinally extending keys of substantially uniform cross-section on the exterior of said housing, wherein said keys are integrally formed with the housing, and extend substantially parallel with the axis of the housing;
- a multiplicity of light sources arranged at intervals within the housing;
- and
- a diffuser to disperse or scatter light from said light sources whereby on activation of the light sources, a visible optical effect is produced when the housing is viewed from its outside.
A support element for retaining and mounting a housing for a strip lighting device, said housing comprising:
- an elongated tube which is at least partially translucent;
- at least two longitudinally extending keys of substantially uniform cross-section on the exterior of said tube, wherein said keys are integrally formed with the tube, and extend substantially parallel with the axis of the tube, the support element comprising:
- a body;
- an opening or recess in the body, the opening or recess having a shape adapted to receive the elongated tube of said housing;
- and
- a pair of formations associated with said opening or recess to engage and locate the respective longitudinally extending keys of said housing.
A method of providing a building or other object with display or decorative illumination, comprising fitting the building or other object with plural strip lighting devices, each strip lighting device comprising:
- an elongated housing;
- at least two longitudinally extending keys of substantially uniform cross-section on the exterior of said housing, wherein said keys are integrally formed with the housing, and extend substantially parallel with the axis of the housing;
- a multiplicity of light sources arranged at intervals within the housing;
- and
- a diffuser to disperse or scatter light from said light sources whereby on activation of the light sources, a visible optical effect is produced when the housing is viewed from its outside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.