Strip lighting
AssigneeLumileds Lighting U.S., LLC
InventorsDavid Field Showers, James Berry Quantrell, Kenneth Robert Goddard, Malcolm Wesley Oldis
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Abstract
A strip lighting device includes an elongate housing, a plurality of light sources arranged at intervals within the housing, and a fastener for fastening the elongate housing to a surface. The elongate housing overlies the plurality of light sources and diffuses, disperses or scatters light from the light sources such that individuals of the plurality of light sources are substantially not distinguishable when the housing is viewed from the outside.
Claims24
A strip lighting device which includes:
- an elongate housing comprising a hollow enclosure with at least one opening, wherein said elongate housing is at least partially translucent and is a single piece of material having one or more cavities to receive said light sources;
- a plurality of light sources arranged at intervals within said hollow enclosure;
- and
- a fastener, separate from said elongate housing, for fastening said elongate housing to a surface;
- wherein said housing overlies the plurality of light sources and diffuses, disperses, or scatters light emitted by the light sources such that individuals of the plurality of light sources are substantially not distinguishable when activated and viewed from outside said housing.
A structure having one or more features highlighted or decorated by one or more strip lighting devices comprising:
- an elongate housing comprising a hollow enclosure with at least one opening, wherein said elongate housing is at least partially translucent and is a single piece of material having one or more cavities to receive said light sources;
- a plurality of light sources arranged at intervals within said hollow enclosure;
- and
- a fastener, separate from said elongate housing, for fastening said elongate housing to a surface;
- wherein said housing overlies the plurality of light sources and diffuses, disperses, or scatters light emitted by the light sources such that individuals of the plurality of light sources are substantially not distinguishable when activated and viewed from outside said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.