FLEXIBLE PERIMETER LIGHTING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An elongated flexible lighting system, comprising:
- an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power;
an elongated translucent extrusion of flexible material, said array of light sources integral to said extrusion, said extrusion transmitting and dispersing the light from said array giving the appearance that said array of light sources is a continuous light source, further comprising a flexible printed circuit material that is integral to said extrusion, wherein said array of light sources are mounted on said flexible printed circuit material, wherein said flexible printed circuit material is vertically mounted integral to said extrusion, said light sources emitting out the top of said extrusion, and further comprising a opaque strip in proximity to said flexible printed circuit material, said light sources arranged between said strip and printed circuit material and said strip and printed circuit material blocking light from emitting out the sides of said extrusion.
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Abstract
An elongated flexible lighting system according to the present invention comprises an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power. It further comprises an elongated translucent extrusion of flexible material. The array of light sources is integral to the extrusion with said extrusion transmitting and dispersing the light from the array such that the lighting system gives the appearance that the array of light sources is a continuous light source. The elongated lighting system can be used for many different applications including, but not limited to, the lighting of structural features and illumination of sign features.
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25 Claims
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1. An elongated flexible lighting system, comprising:
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an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power; an elongated translucent extrusion of flexible material, said array of light sources integral to said extrusion, said extrusion transmitting and dispersing the light from said array giving the appearance that said array of light sources is a continuous light source, further comprising a flexible printed circuit material that is integral to said extrusion, wherein said array of light sources are mounted on said flexible printed circuit material, wherein said flexible printed circuit material is vertically mounted integral to said extrusion, said light sources emitting out the top of said extrusion, and further comprising a opaque strip in proximity to said flexible printed circuit material, said light sources arranged between said strip and printed circuit material and said strip and printed circuit material blocking light from emitting out the sides of said extrusion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for lighting structural features, comprising:
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a plurality of elongated flexible lighting systems, each of which comprises; an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power; an elongated translucent extrusion of flexible material, said array of light sources integral to said extrusion, said extrusion transmitting and dispersing light from said array giving the appearance that said array of light sources is a continuous light source; said flexible lighting systems coupled in a daisy-chain with the electrical power transmitted to each of said flexible lighting systems; and a mechanism for anchoring said flexible lighting systems to a structure. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An illuminated sign, comprising:
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a plurality of elongated flexible lighting systems, each of which comprises; an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power; an elongated translucent extrusion of flexible material, said array of light sources integral to said extrusion, said extrusion transmitting and dispersing light from said array giving the appearance that said array of light sources is a continuous light source; said flexible lighting systems coupled in a daisy-chain with the electrical power transmitted to each of said flexible lighting systems; and a mechanism for anchoring said flexible lighting systems in the shape of sign features. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An elongated flexible lighting system, comprising:
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a plurality of light sources emitting light in response to electrical power; a flexible printed circuit material, said light sources mounted on said printed circuit material; and an elongated translucent extrusion of flexible material, said printed circuit material and light sources integral to said extrusion and emitting light toward the top of said extrusion; and at least one opaque strip arranged to block said light source light from emitting out the side surfaces of said extrusion, said extrusion dispersing the light source light emitting toward said extrusion top surface giving the appearance that said array of light sources is a continuous light source. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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