Cut-to-length linear lighting, and two-dimensional and three-dimensional decorative lights, from omni-directional LED lamps
First Claim
1. An omni-directional LED lamp that reflects light in a 360°
- circumferential direction without rotation, the lamp comprising;
a first LED backed by a first directional reflector to transmit light substantially directionally in a first light beam in a first direction;
a second LED backed by a second directional reflector, both located within the first light beam, to transmit light substantially directionally in a second light beam in a second direction;
wherein the first LED and first directional reflector are within the second light beam;
a first omni-directional reflector, having a continuous conical reflective surface with an apex pointed towards the first LED that is substantially upon its conical axis, intersecting the first light beam upon its exterior surface and reflecting this first light beam substantially in a 360°
circumference thus rendering the first LED omni-directional; and
a second omni-directional reflector, having a continuous conical reflective surface with an apex pointed towards the second LED that is substantially upon its conical axis, intersecting the second light beam upon its exterior surface and reflecting this second light beam substantially in a 360°
circumference thus rendering the second LED omni-directional; and
a housing for holding in arrayed order substantially along an axis the first omni-directional reflector, the directional second reflector and the second LED, the directional first reflector and the first LED, and the second omni-directional reflector.
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Abstract
A housing holds embedded in arrayed order along an axis (i) a conical first omni-directional reflector, (ii) a directional second reflector and a second LED, (iii) a directional first reflector and a first LED, and (iv) a conical second omni-directional reflector. Light from the first (second) LED as is in part reflected by the directional first (second) reflector is omni-directionally dispersed by the first (second) omni-directional reflector. All reflectors optionally serve as electrical connections to the LED'"'"'s. A linear light constructed as a chain of these omni-directional LED lamps wired in electrical parallel may be easily cut to length. Other two and three-dimensional omni-directionally-illuminating lighting fixtures are possible, such as in the shape of crosses and stars and the six-pointed metal object used in the game of jacks.
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10 Claims
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1. An omni-directional LED lamp that reflects light in a 360°
- circumferential direction without rotation, the lamp comprising;
a first LED backed by a first directional reflector to transmit light substantially directionally in a first light beam in a first direction; a second LED backed by a second directional reflector, both located within the first light beam, to transmit light substantially directionally in a second light beam in a second direction; wherein the first LED and first directional reflector are within the second light beam; a first omni-directional reflector, having a continuous conical reflective surface with an apex pointed towards the first LED that is substantially upon its conical axis, intersecting the first light beam upon its exterior surface and reflecting this first light beam substantially in a 360°
circumference thus rendering the first LED omni-directional; anda second omni-directional reflector, having a continuous conical reflective surface with an apex pointed towards the second LED that is substantially upon its conical axis, intersecting the second light beam upon its exterior surface and reflecting this second light beam substantially in a 360°
circumference thus rendering the second LED omni-directional; anda housing for holding in arrayed order substantially along an axis the first omni-directional reflector, the directional second reflector and the second LED, the directional first reflector and the first LED, and the second omni-directional reflector. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- circumferential direction without rotation, the lamp comprising;
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3. A linear light comprising:
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a multiplicity of omni-directional LED lamp modules each of which reflects light in a 360°
circumferential direction, each LED lamp module havinga first LED backed by an associated first directional reflector to transmit light substantially directionally in a first light beam in a first direction, a second LED backed by an associated second directional reflector, both located within the first light beam, to transmit light substantially directionally in a second light beam in a second direction, wherein the first LED and its associated first directional reflector are within the second light beam, a first omni-directional reflector, having a continuous conical reflective surface with an apex pointed towards the first LED that is substantially upon its conical axis, intersecting the light beam upon its exterior surface and reflecting this light beam substantially in a 360°
circumference thus rendering the first LED omni-directional,a second omni-directional reflector, having a continuous conical reflective surface with an apex pointed towards the second LED that is substantially upon its conical axis, intersecting the second light beam upon its exterior surface and reflecting this second light beam substantially in a 360°
circumference thus rendering the second LED omni-directional; andan elongate cylindrical housing holding the multiplicity of omni-directional LED lamp modules in a chain; wherein the substantial appearance of the chained multiplicity of omni-directional LED lamp modules is as an elongate linear light source. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A multi-armed lighting fixture comprising:
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a plurality of members each of which reflects light in a 360°
circumferential direction, each member includinga first LED backed by a first directional reflector to transmit light substantially in a first direction in a first light beam, a second LED, located in the first light beam and backed by a second directional reflector to transmit light substantially in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, in a second light beam, a first omni-directional reflector, located in the first light beam and having a continuous conical reflective surface with an apex pointed towards the first LED that is substantially upon its conical axis, intersecting the first light beam upon its exterior surface and reflecting this light beam substantially in a 360°
circumference, anda second omni-directional reflector, located in the second light beam and having a continuous conical reflective surface with an apex pointed towards the second LED that is substantially upon its conical axis, intersecting the second light beam upon its exterior surface and reflecting this light beam substantially in a 360°
circumference,wherein the first and the second omni-directional reflector thus render light emission from the LEDs omni-directional; and a housing holding the plurality of members radially extended in a pattern as 360°
-circumferentially-illuminating arms of a lighting fixture. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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