Led tube light housings

• US 6,851,832 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2002
• Issued: 02/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dwayne A. Tieszen
• Original Assignee: Dwayne A. Tieszen
• Inventors: Tieszen, Dwayne A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M.
• Application Number:
  US10/151,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20030218879A1
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• Field of Search: 362/249, 362/800, 362/235, 362/219, 362/240, 362/252
• US Class Current: 362/235
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/26 of rope form, e.g. LED lighting ropes, or of tubular form
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/28 rigid, e.g. LED bars
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/088 Clips; Clamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/00 Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/508
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/02 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/062 the material being plastics
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

LED tube light housings configured to control and orient the lateral position of inserted LEDs on a wiring harness. An LED tube light housing includes a first end, a second end, an inner surface, and an outer surface. First and second sections are generally formed inside the housing. The first section is configured in the form of a cavity for providing a vertical orientation of one or more LEDs. At least the top of the first section, e.g., the cavity, is transparent, translucent, or the like, to permit light emitted from LEDs contained therein to pass therethrough. The remaining portion of the housing may be transparent, translucent, opaque, or a combination thereof. The second section is configured to contain therein electrical components of the wiring harness. No printed circuit board portions are included in the wiring harness.

Claims

1. A light emitting diode (LED) tube light housing in combination with a wiring harness, said wiring harness comprising:

at least one LED;

electrical components; and

no printed circuit board portions; and

said LED tube light housing comprising;

a first end;

a second end;

an inner surface;

an outer surface,

a first section configured to slidingly receive, control, and orient a lateral position of said at least one LED; and

a second section configured to contain therein said electrical components of said wiring harness.

2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein said housing is plastic.

3. The combination according to claim 2, wherein said housing is transparent.

4. The combination according to claim 2, wherein said housing is translucent.

5. The combination according to claim 2, wherein said housing is a combination of transparent and opaque.

6. The combination according to claim 2, wherein said housing is a combination of translucent and opaque.

7. The combination according to claim 2, wherein said housing is a combination of transparent, translucent, and opaque.

8. The combination according to claim 1, wherein said electrical components include at least one fuse, at least one resistor, wiring, and wiring splices.

9. The combination according to claim 8, further comprising a socket covering for one of the first and second ends.

10. The combination according to claim 8, further comprising a plug covering for one of the first and second ends.

11. The combination according to claim 8, further comprising a molded end cap.

12. The combination according to claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the first section is generally U-shaped and is inverted, and cooperates with the second section that has a cross-section that is generally rectangularly shaped.

13. The combination according to claim 12, wherein the first section is configured to slidingly receive at least one LED.

14. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the first section is configured in the form of two vertical walls that are spaced from each other by a distance that permits slidingly receiving at least one LED.

15. The combination according to claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the first section is generally rectangularly shaped, and cooperates with the second section that has a cross-section that is generally rectangularly shaped.

16. The combination according to claim 15, wherein the first section is configured in the form of two vertical walls that are spaced from each other by a distance that permits slidingly receiving at least one LED.

17. The combination according to claim 16, further comprising portions laterally extending from a top of the first section.

18. The combination according to claim 17, wherein the portions laterally extending from the top of the first section are configured to permit the housing to be snapped onto a supporting member.