Electrical, solderless snap connector for EL lamp
First Claim
1. A snap connector for an electroluminescent lamp, the connector comprising:
- a hole in said lamp, said hole having a first diameter; and
a fitting for attachment to a printed circuit board, said fitting including a base, a head, and a neck connecting the head to the base, wherein the head has a second diameter and said second diameter is larger than said first diameter;
wherein said head fits though said hole by temporarily stretching said lamp and wherein said lamp is held in place between said head and said base.
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Abstract
An EL lamp includes hole for receiving fitting attached to a printed circuit board. The fitting has a base, a head, and a neck connecting the head to the base. The diameter of the head is slightly larger than the diameter of the hole and the head fits though the hole by temporarily stretching the lamp. The lamp includes a substrate, a front electrode, a phosphor layer, and a rear electrode. The rear electrode faces the base. Contact to the front electrode is made through a first aperture in the rear electrode and in the phosphor layer. A second aperture, through the front electrode and the phosphor layer, exposes a portion of the substrate that is covered by the rear electrode. The apertures are aligned with two of the holes in the lamp.
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12 Claims
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1. A snap connector for an electroluminescent lamp, the connector comprising:
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a hole in said lamp, said hole having a first diameter; and a fitting for attachment to a printed circuit board, said fitting including a base, a head, and a neck connecting the head to the base, wherein the head has a second diameter and said second diameter is larger than said first diameter; wherein said head fits though said hole by temporarily stretching said lamp and wherein said lamp is held in place between said head and said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electroluminescent lamp having at least two holes for engaging a pair of fittings for making electrical connection to the lamp, said lamp comprising:
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a transparent substrate; a transparent front electrode overlying said substrate; an electroluminescent layer overlying said front electrode; a rear electrode overlying said electroluminescent layer; a first hole extending through said lamp, wherein said first hole is surrounded by an exposed portion of said front electrode; a second hole extending through said lamp, wherein said second hole is surrounded by an exposed portion of said rear electrode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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