Strip lighting
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1. A strip lighting device which includes:
- an elongate housing comprising a hollow enclosure with at least one opening, wherein said elongate housing is at least partially translucent and is a single piece of material having one or more cavities to receive said light sources;
a plurality of light sources arranged at intervals within said hollow enclosure; and
a fastener, separate from said elongate housing, for fastening said elongate housing to a surface;
wherein said housing overlies the plurality of light sources and diffuses, disperses, or scatters light emitted by the light sources such that individuals of the plurality of light sources are substantially not distinguishable when activated and viewed from outside said housing.
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Abstract
A strip lighting device includes an elongate housing, a plurality of light sources arranged at intervals within the housing, and a fastener for fastening the elongate housing to a surface. The elongate housing overlies the plurality of light sources and diffuses, disperses or scatters light from the light sources such that individuals of the plurality of light sources are substantially not distinguishable when the housing is viewed from the outside.
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1. A strip lighting device which includes:
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an elongate housing comprising a hollow enclosure with at least one opening, wherein said elongate housing is at least partially translucent and is a single piece of material having one or more cavities to receive said light sources;
a plurality of light sources arranged at intervals within said hollow enclosure; and
a fastener, separate from said elongate housing, for fastening said elongate housing to a surface;
wherein said housing overlies the plurality of light sources and diffuses, disperses, or scatters light emitted by the light sources such that individuals of the plurality of light sources are substantially not distinguishable when activated and viewed from outside said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
an integral molded body with features which define spaced generally parallel channels or passages open at their outer ends to receive respective end fingers of the respective said strips, whereby the strips are aligned and generally co-planar;
electrically conductive contact means in said channels or passages for engaging complementary contacts on said strips when said fingers are received in the channels;
means carried by said body electrically connecting each of the contact means for one strip carried by said body with one or more of the contact means for the other strip; and
resiliently deformable means on said body for latching said body to each of said strips.
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19. A strip lighting device according to claim 18 wherein said spaced channels are arranged along opposite sides of the integral molded body, and open laterally from the body.
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20. A strip lighting device according to claim 18 wherein said resiliently deformable latch means is provided as a pair of deflectable tongue portions with lugs, which tongue portions are defined by slits in a web portion of the integral molded body.
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21. A structure having one or more features highlighted or decorated by one or more strip lighting devices comprising:
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an elongate housing comprising a hollow enclosure with at least one opening, wherein said elongate housing is at least partially translucent and is a single piece of material having one or more cavities to receive said light sources;
a plurality of light sources arranged at intervals within said hollow enclosure; and
a fastener, separate from said elongate housing, for fastening said elongate housing to a surface;
wherein said housing overlies the plurality of light sources and diffuses, disperses, or scatters light emitted by the light sources such that individuals of the plurality of light sources are substantially not distinguishable when activated and viewed from outside said housing. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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