Flexible LED Lighting Material and Frame Assembly for Use with Same

• US 20140268777A1
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charlie Lenz, David Blue Thompson, Maz Makhani, Michael Raveney, Tagir Saydkhuzhin
• Original Assignee: Charlie Lenz, David Blue Thompson, Maz Makhani, Michael Raveney, Tagir Saydkhuzhin
• Inventors: Saydkhuzhin, Tagir, Raveney, Michael, Makhani, Maz, Thompson, David Blue, Lenz, Charlie
• Application Number:
  US14/213,357
• Publication Number:
  US 20140268777A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/249.04
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/20 Light sources comprising attachment means
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/00 Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/003 Fastening of light source holders, e.g. of circuit boards or substrates holding light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/04 with provision for changing light source, e.g. turret auxiliary devices for cleaning, placing, or removing incandescent lamps H01K3/32, fluorescent lamps H01J9/006
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/0832 Hook and loop-type fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/14 Adjustable mountings
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/008 the casing being outside the housing of the lighting device
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/406 for theatres, stages or film studios
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/10 comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/00 Light sources with three-dimensionally disposed light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/07 Arrangements of lamps in studios

Abstract

A flexible LED lighting material and a frame assembly for use with the light material. In addition, the invention comprises a lighting device that is comprised of a flexible substrate comprising at least one fastener; at least one flexible LED light strip having LED elements and being affixed to the flexible substrate; a collapsible frame assembly to which the at least one fastener removably attaches the flexible substrate; and an electric ballast electrically connected to the at least one flexible LED light strip and, when operated, supplying power to the at least one flexible LED light strip to light at least some of the LED elements.

Claims

1. A lighting material, comprising:

a flexible substrate comprising at least one fastener shaped to removably attach the flexible substrate to a surface of the environment;

at least one flexible LED light strip having LED elements and being affixed to the flexible substrate; and

an electric ballast electrically connected to the at least one flexible LED light strip and, when operated, supplying power to the at least one flexible LED light strip to light at least some of the LED elements.

2. The lighting material according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the flexible LED light strips are affixed to the flexible substrate adjacent to one another.

3. The lighting material according to claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible LED light strip is removably affixed to the flexible substrate.

4. The lighting material according to claim 1, wherein the flexible substrate is a first flexible substrate, and further comprising a second flexible substrate having at least one flexible LED light strip affixed thereto, the second flexible substrate further comprising at least one second fastener shaped to removably attach the second flexible substrate to the first flexible substrate.

5. The lighting material according to claim 1, wherein the electric ballast has an LED controller that, when operated by a user, controls characteristics of at least one of:

the LED elements; and

the flexible LED light strip.

6. The lighting material of claim 1, wherein the at least one fastener removably attaches the flexible substrate to a frame assembly.

7. A lighting device, comprising:

the lighting material of claim 1; and

a collapsible frame assembly to which the at least one fastener removably attaches the flexible substrate.

8. The lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the collapsible frame assembly has components adjustable to form different frame dimensions.

9. The lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the LED elements provide light sufficient to illuminate an area of a photographic setting.

10. The lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the LED elements provide light sufficient to illuminate an area of a film production setting.

11. A lighting device, comprising:

a flexible substrate comprising at least one fastener;

at least one flexible LED light strip having LED elements and being affixed to the flexible substrate;

a collapsible frame assembly to which the at least one fastener removably attaches the flexible substrate; and

an electric ballast electrically connected to the at least one flexible LED light strip and, when operated, supplying power to the at least one flexible LED light strip to light at least some of the LED elements.

12. The lighting device according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of the flexible LED light strips are affixed to the flexible substrate adjacent to one another.

13. The lighting device according to claim 11, wherein the at least one flexible LED light strip is removably affixed to the flexible substrate.

14. The lighting device according to claim 11, wherein the flexible substrate is a first flexible substrate, and further comprising a second flexible substrate having at least one flexible LED light strip affixed thereto, the second flexible substrate further comprising at least one second fastener shaped to removably attach the second flexible substrate to the first flexible substrate.

15. The lighting device according to claim 11, wherein the flexible substrate is a first flexible substrate and further comprising a second flexible substrate having at least one flexible LED light strip affixed thereto, the second flexible substrate further comprising at least one second fastener shaped to removably attach the second flexible substrate to the collapsible frame assembly.

16. The lighting device according to claim 11, wherein the electric ballast has an LED controller that, when operated by a user, controls characteristics of at least one of:

the LED elements; and

the flexible LED light strip.

17. The lighting device according to claim 11, wherein the collapsible frame assembly has components that are adjustable to form different frame dimensions.

18. A lighting kit, comprising:

at least one flexible substrate comprising at least one fastener;

at least one flexible LED light strip having LED elements;

fasteners shaped to removably affix the at least one flexible LED light strip to the at least one flexible substrate;

a collapsible frame assembly to which the at least one fastener removably fastens the at least one flexible substrate, the collapsible frame assembly being adjustable to form different frame dimensions; and

an electric ballast electrically connected to the at least one flexible LED light strip and, when operated, supplying power to the at least one flexible LED light strip to light at least some of the LED elements.

19. The lighting kit according to claim 18, wherein:

the at least one flexible LED light strip is a plurality of flexible LED light strips; and

the fasteners are shaped to removably affix the plurality of flexible LED light strips to the at least one flexible substrate.

20. The lighting kit according to claim 19, wherein:

the at least one flexible substrate is a plurality of flexible substrates; and

the fasteners are shaped to removably affix the plurality of flexible LED light strips to the plurality of flexible substrates interchangeably.