LED lamp assembly
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1. A lamp assembly comprising:
- a support circuit board, the circuit board having a first side and a second side, the circuit board defining at least one aperture for communication between the first and second sides of the circuit board;
a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted to the circuit board;
an electrical connection attached to the circuit board and extending outwardly of the lamp assembly;
a mold in place lens formed from material flowable about the circuit board and through the at least one aperture to encapsulate the circuit board and light emitting diodes, to provide a one-piece solid body about said circuit board and light emitting diodes, said solid body being formed into a predetermined shape defining said lamp assembly, the electrical connection extending outwardly of the lens assembly, said body and said lens being formed from the same material.
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Abstract
A lamp finding particular application in boat trailers and other vehicular applications is provided with a generally unbreakable lamp structure. The lamp preferably is provided with a plurality of LEDs arranged with rows and columns on a circuit card or board. The lamp is constructed by encapsulating the board and LED arrangement in a moldable lens material, which after removal from a suitable mold at least partially defines the lamp body.
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1. A lamp assembly comprising:
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a support circuit board, the circuit board having a first side and a second side, the circuit board defining at least one aperture for communication between the first and second sides of the circuit board;
a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted to the circuit board;
an electrical connection attached to the circuit board and extending outwardly of the lamp assembly;
a mold in place lens formed from material flowable about the circuit board and through the at least one aperture to encapsulate the circuit board and light emitting diodes, to provide a one-piece solid body about said circuit board and light emitting diodes, said solid body being formed into a predetermined shape defining said lamp assembly, the electrical connection extending outwardly of the lens assembly, said body and said lens being formed from the same material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lamp assembly comprising:
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a housing formed from a moldable translucent material;
a lens defined by the moldable, translucent material forming the lamp assembly;
a light emitting unit attached to a circuit board wherein the circuit board has been molded within the material, the circuit having at least one aperture formed in it for permitting flow of the translucent material through the circuit board; and
electrical leads attached to circuit board that extend through the material to allow electrical connection to the circuit board, the housing and lens being formed from the same moldable, translucent material, the material defining a predetermined shape for the lamp assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A lamp assembly comprising;
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a housing;
a circuit board defining a plurality of apertures;
a light emitting unit connected to the circuit board; and
a lens formed from a moldable lens material, said lens material flowable through the aperture plurality;
wherein the circuit board and light emitting unit is submerged within the moldable lens material before hardening and the moldable lens material allowed to harden, such that the circuit board and light emitting unit are encased within the moldable lens material in the substantial absence of air, the housing and lens being formed from the same material, the material defining a predetermined shape for the housing. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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