Curvilinear LED light source
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1. A curvilinear LED light source comprising:
- a light guide and at least one LED light engine, wherein said light guide is adapted to be formed into a desired shape, wherein the light guide comprises a rod with a groove extending longitudinally, said rod comprising of at least one optically difuse, layer and said groove adapted to retain said light engine.
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Abstract
An LED system that simulates bare or exposed neon in appearance. The curvilinear LED light source comprises a rigid, formable light guide having a generally circular cross-section and a flexible LED light engine. The light guide is made of a material or materials that can be heated and formed into a desired shape. The light guide retains the desired shape upon cooling. The flexible light engine is inserted into a groove in the light engine.
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42 Claims
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1. A curvilinear LED light source comprising:
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a light guide and at least one LED light engine, wherein said light guide is adapted to be formed into a desired shape, wherein the light guide comprises a rod with a groove extending longitudinally, said rod comprising of at least one optically difuse, layer and said groove adapted to retain said light engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for creating an illuminated sign comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a light guide;
heating the light guide;
shaping the heated light guide to a desired shape;
cooling the light guide;
attaching at least one flexible LED light engine to the shaped light guide; and
connect the light engine to a low voltage power supply.
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42. A method for building a curvilinear LED light source comprising the steps of co-extruding an LED light engine in the center of an extruded light guide, said LED light engines having LEDs facing in opposing directions.
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