Wedge-base LED bulb housing
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1. A wedge-base housing for substituting an LED structure for an incandescent wedge-base lamp comprising:
- a hollow plastic body extending along a central axis between a closed end and an opposite open end, the open end being adapted to receive and retain an LED structure;
a plastic base integral with the hollow plastic body and extending outward axially from the hollow plastic body closed end, the plastic base having a central axial leg and two arms extending radially in opposite directions from the central axial leg, each arm having an axial end remote from the hollow plastic body; and
a bore through the hollow plastic body closed end proximate each arm for allowing electrical leads extending from the LED structure to pass through the hollow plastic body closed end for electrical connection outside the hollow plastic body, wherein the wedge-base housing further comprises a groove in each arm extending axially from a location proximate the bore and around the axial end of each arm for receiving an LED electrical lead.
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Abstract
An LED-based lamp has a hollow plastic cylindrical body with a closed end and an open end. A wedge-base extends from the closed end, and a pair of bores on opposite sides of the closed end through the closed end permit leads to pass from inside the cylindrical body to the outside of the base. A variety of different LED structures can be mounted within the hollow body to project light out the open end of the body.
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1. A wedge-base housing for substituting an LED structure for an incandescent wedge-base lamp comprising:
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a hollow plastic body extending along a central axis between a closed end and an opposite open end, the open end being adapted to receive and retain an LED structure; a plastic base integral with the hollow plastic body and extending outward axially from the hollow plastic body closed end, the plastic base having a central axial leg and two arms extending radially in opposite directions from the central axial leg, each arm having an axial end remote from the hollow plastic body; and a bore through the hollow plastic body closed end proximate each arm for allowing electrical leads extending from the LED structure to pass through the hollow plastic body closed end for electrical connection outside the hollow plastic body, wherein the wedge-base housing further comprises a groove in each arm extending axially from a location proximate the bore and around the axial end of each arm for receiving an LED electrical lead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An LED-based lamp for substitution for a wedge-base incandescent lamp comprising:
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a hollow plastic body extending along a central axis between a closed end and an opposite open end; a plastic base integral with the hollow plastic body and extending outward axially from the hollow plastic body closed end, the plastic base having a central axial leg and two arms extending radially in opposite directions from the central axial leg, each arm having an axial end remote from the hollow plastic body; an LED structure within the hollow plastic body and extending from the hollow plastic body open end, the hollow plastic body having at least two electrical leads; and a bore through the hollow plastic body closed end proximate each arm for allowing the electrical leads from the LED structure to pass through the hollow plastic body closed end for electrical connection outside the hollow plastic body, wherein the LED-based lamp further comprises a groove in each arm extending axially from a location proximate the bore and around the axial end of each arm for receiving an LED electrical lead. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of constructing an LED-based lamp for substitution for a wedge-base incandescent lamp comprising:
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molding from plastic a hollow cylindrical body extending along a central axis between a closed end and an opposite open end, the open end being adapted to receive and retain an LED structure and a base integral with the hollow cylindrical body and extending outward axially from the body closed end, the base having a central axial leg and two arms extending radially in opposite directions from the central axial leg; connecting together electrical leads of like polarity from a plurality LEDs to form a linear string of interconnected LEDs with two common extending leads; rolling the linear string of LEDs to form a substantially cylindrical cylindrical roll with two electrical leads extending substantially parallely from the roll; inserting the two electrical leads into the hollow cylindrical body open end and through bores in the body hollow cylindrical body closed end to pass through the hollow cylindrical body closed end proximate the arms of the base; inserting the LED cylindrical into the hollow cylindrical body open end; and fastening the LED roll into place in the hollow cylindrical body.
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