US 8,408,935 B2Granted

Lighting connector devices and uses thereof

AssigneeHuizhou Light Engine Ltd.

InventorsEddie Ping Kuen Li, Sue-Anne Tean Leung

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Abstract

A multi-way connector connects a plurality of lighting apparatuses together, wherein connector comprises a plurality of lighting connectors, each lighting connector comprising an upper housing having plural connector pins, and one or more interlocking grooves; and a lower housing which has a plurality of connector pin guide holes, and one or more interlocking tongue portions, the lower housing being connectable with the upper housing to form each lighting connector by coupling at least one of the interlocking grooves with at least one of the interlocking tongue portions, and by coupling at least one of the plural connector pins with at least one of the connector pin guide holes; a multi-way connecting portion configured to permit power and/or signals to pass between and among the plurality of lighting connectors; and plural flexible connectors electrically connecting each lower housing with the multi-way connecting portion.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A multi-way connector for connecting a plurality of lighting apparatuses together, the multi-way connector comprising:

(a) four lighting connectors, each lighting connector comprising:
(i) an upper housing having:
plural connector pins, and
one or more interlocking grooves;
and
(ii) a lower housing, the lower housing having a plurality of connector pin guide holes, and one or more interlocking tongue portions, the lower housing being connectable with the upper housing to form each lighting connector by coupling at least one of the one or more interlocking grooves with at least one of the one or more interlocking tongue portions, and by coupling at least one of the plural connector pins with at least one of the connector pin guide holes;
(b) a multi-way connecting portion configured to permit power and/or signals to pass between and among the four of lighting connectors;
and
(c) four flexible connectors, each flexible connector electrically connecting an inner side of each lower housing with the multi-way connecting portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/414,613Filed 7 Mar 2012 · division
Priority: 1 May 2009
Published: US 2012/0220160 A130 Aug 2012
Granted: 2 Apr 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H01R 12/616
By means of interconnecting elements: having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points
H01R 4/2407
The contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation: having saw-tooth projections
H01R 13/506
Composed of different pieces: assembled by snap action of the parts
H01R 25/145
Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length: details, e.g. end pieces or joints

Family

Application61/174,980Us provisional application · filed 1 May 2009
Application12/771,844Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 30 Apr 2010
Application12/911,651Parent of this division · filed 25 Oct 2010
US 2012/0220160 A1Pre-grant publication · published 30 Aug 2012
US 8,187,022 B2Parent of this division
US 8,187,021 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application12/911,651Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2010/0279539 A1Published application
US 2011/0045704 A1Published application
US 8,408,935 B2This patent

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