# US 8,770,790 B2 · Continuous arrangement of light cells into a multi-dimensional light source

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- Number: US 8,770,790 B2
- Document ID: US8770790B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/439,024
- Filed: 2012-04-04
- Published: 2013-10-10
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2012-04-04
- Assignees: Samir Hanna Safar
- Applicants: Samir Hanna Safar
- Inventors: Samir Hanna Safar
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770790B2

## CPC

- F21S 4/00: Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
- F21S 2/005: {of modular construction}
- F21S 4/20: with light sources held by or within elongate supports
- F21V 21/005: for several lighting devices in an end-to-end arrangement, i.e. light tracks
- F21V 21/0808: {Adhesive means}
- F21V 21/0832: {Hook and loop-type fasteners}
- F21Y 2105/00: Planar light sources
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- F21Y 2115/20: Electroluminescent [EL] light sources
- F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- 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

A novel arrangement of light cells on a flexible or solid background into a multi-dimensional light source capable of unlimited configuration, which comprises of a mother cell that is connected to one source of electrical power and gets charged, subsequently charging all the other light cells and thus illuminating the entire light source with unlimited configuration.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A novel continuous arrangement of light cells into a multi-dimensional light source comprising:
a primary light cell unit called a mother cell (11);
ancillary light cell units called sisters cells (12);
a background holding material (10);
characterized in that the mother cell (11) contains a large ring (1) with non-conductive material rings (2) and (6) on both sides of the large ring (1), a small ring (4) with non-conductive material (7) on one side of the small ring (4), a light source (3), copper springs (5), and an electrical wire (8).

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The arrangement of light cells as claimed in claim 1 and working thereof wherein the mother cell (11) connects to an AC or DC electrical power source passing electrical current to the light source (3) via the electrical wire (8) thus powering the light source (3), with the large ring (1) and the small ring (4) in a particular mother cell (11) acting as a connector to any side of a particular sister cell (12) connected to the mother cell (11) and with electrical power being transferred to the remaining sister cells (12) when they are connected to the first sister cell (12).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The arrangement of light cells as claimed in claim 1 wherein the copper springs (5) provide electrical connectivity among the mother cell (11) and the sister cells (12).

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The arrangement of light cells as claimed in claim 1 wherein the background holding material (10) can be hard or flexible including but not limited to adhesive tape, cloth, Velcro, cardboard or a hard surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The arrangement of light cells as claimed in claim 1 wherein the flexible copper springs (5) facilitate bending between the light cells that can be arranged on any back ground holding material (10) in various configurations to create a particular larger light pattern including but not limited to a straight line, circular, hexagonal, octagonal or any other geometrical shape.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The arrangement of light cells as claimed in claim 1 wherein the light cells can be arranged in a particular shape formation supported by the stability provided by the presence of multiple cells and without any background holding material (10).

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The arrangement of light cells as claimed in claim 1 wherein a user can cut or tear the background holding material (10) containing the light cells and place the cut or torn off piece of background holding material (10) containing the light cells anywhere adjacent to the background holding material (10) containing the mother cell (11) and its sister cells (12) such that the light cells in the cut or torn off piece of background holding material (10) are in contact with the background holding material (10) containing the mother cell (11) and its sister cells (12), to create various configurations including but not limited to a straight line, circular, hexagonal, octagonal or any other geometrical shape.