# US 8,770,789 B2 · LED lighting module

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- Number: US 8,770,789 B2
- Document ID: US8770789B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/385,111
- Filed: 2012-02-01
- Published: 2013-08-01
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2012-02-01
- Applicants: Gregory S. Smith
- Inventors: Gregory S. Smith
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770789B2

## CPC

- F21V 21/14: Adjustable mountings
- F21S 4/22: flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape
- F21S 4/28: rigid, e.g. LED bars
- H05B 45/00: Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
- F21V 15/015: Devices for covering joints between adjacent lighting devices; End coverings
- F21V 21/005: for several lighting devices in an end-to-end arrangement, i.e. light tracks
- F21V 21/02: Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases (F21V21/08 takes precedence; bases for movable standing lamps F21V21/06)
- F21Y 2103/10: comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED

## Abstract

The present invention is an improved LED lighting module. Preferably, the LED lighting module comprises a first LED base, a central LED base containing a printed circuit board, and a third LED base, where the first and third bases are connected by spacer tubes. Each LED base has an LED pc-board mounted thereon. A main power line runs through the set of three LED bases. A first series connector line connects the printed circuit board to the first LED board and a second series connector line connects the printed circuit board to the third LED board. A first connection line connects the first LED board to the central LED board and a second connection line connects the central LED board to the third LED board. These LED module sets can be connected consecutively to create strings of series wired sets from the same main power lines.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An LED lighting module comprising:
a first LED base, a central LED base containing a printed circuit board, and a third LED base;
the first LED base having a swivel mount, a first spacing tube, a first LED board mounted on the first LED base with a plurality of LEDs on the first LED board, and a second spacing tube connected to the central LED base;
the central LED base having a swivel mount and a central LED board mounted on the central LED base with a plurality of LEDs on the central LED board;
the third LED base having a swivel mount and a third spacing tube connected to the central LED base, a third LED board mounted on the third LED base with a plurality of LEDs on the third LED board;
a first power line connecting the printed circuit board to the first LED board through the second spacing tube and a second power line connecting the printed circuit board to the third LED board through the third spacing tube;
a first connection line connecting the first LED board to the central LED board and a second connection line connecting the central LED board to the third LED board;
where the printed circuit board is connected to a power source.

### Claim 2

An LED lighting module comprising:
a first LED base, a central LED base containing a printed circuit board, and a third LED base;
the first LED base having a first spacing tube at a first trapezoidal end cap, a first LED board mounted on the first LED base with a plurality of LEDs on the first LED board, a first swivel mount, and a second trapezoidal end cap with a second spacing tube connected to the central LED base;
the central LED base having a central LED board mounted on the central LED base with a plurality of LEDs on the central LED board, a central swivel mount, where the central LED base has a first trapezoidal end cap and a second trapezoidal end cap;
the third LED base having a first trapezoidal end cap with a third spacing tube connected to the central LED base, a third LED board mounted on the third LED base with a plurality of LEDs on the third LED board, a third swivel mount, and a fourth spacing tube extending from a second trapezoidal end cap;
a first power line connecting the printed circuit board to the first LED board through the second spacing tube and a second power line connecting the printed circuit board to the third LED board through the third spacing tube;
a first connection line connecting the first LED board to the central LED board and a second connection line connecting the central LED board to the third LED board;
where the printed circuit board is connected to a power source.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The LED lighting module of claim 1 where the first LED base has a swivel mount that can elevate the first LED base to an angle of up to 45 degrees.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The LED lighting module of claim 1 where the printed circuit board is connected in series with the power source.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The LED lighting module of claim 1 where the printed circuit board is connected in parallel with the power source.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The LED lighting module of claim 1 where the first spacing tube, the second spacing tube, the third spacing tube and the fourth spacing tube are flexible.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The LED lighting module of claim 1 where each trapezoidal end cap has a first angle of at least 45 degrees.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The LED lighting module of claim 6 where each spacing tube is connected to at least one end at a beveled grommet.

### Claim 9

A cove lighting system comprising:
a first LED base separated from a second LED base by a flexible spacing tube; where the flexible spacing tube is connected to the first LED base by a first grommet and is connected to the second LED base by a second grommet, where the first LED base and second LED base each have a swivel mount.