LED linear lighting strip
First Claim
1. A lighting kit, comprising:
- a mounting clip for mounting said lighting kit to a mounting surface, said mounting clip including a base and a plurality of flat and flexible members having a main portion extending away from said base and in generally parallel relation;
each of said members having an auxiliary portion that extends toward said base and a bight portion connecting said main and said auxiliary portions;
an extrusion securable to said mounting clip, said extrusion including first and second channels;
an LED light strip secured within said first channel of said extrusion, said second channel of said extrusion having a recess with two overhanging ledges extending toward one-another at the entrance to said second channel and separated by a distance smaller than the maximum width of said auxiliary portions of said mounting clip so that said clip can be inserted into said recess and retained in said recess by said ledges engaging said auxiliary portions;
whereby when mounting said extrusion to said mounting surface, said flat and said flexible members and said auxiliary portions of said mounting clip engage said ledges on said recess, thereby providing a secure attachment of said lighting kit to said mounting surface;
a second extrusion similar to said first-named extrusion so as to provide first and second extrusions; and
a double-tapered wedge having first and second ends, said wedge having a top portion with a first width that is sized to slidably insert between said ledges in said extrusions and a bottom portion with a height that is sized to slidably fit into said second channel of said extrusions and a width that is tapered from a narrow width at its ends to a wider width at its center point;
said width of said wedge at said center point between said first and said second ends being equal to or slightly greater than the width of said second channel so that said wedge is slidably insertable into said second channel up to the center point of said wedge but no further;
whereby when said first end of said wedge is inserted into said second channel of said first extrusion, said second end of said wedge extends outward from said first extrusion so that said second channel of said second extrusion can slidably engage said second end of said wedge until said first and said second extrusions are butted together in a tight fit, thereby securing said first and said second extrusions in alignment.
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Abstract
An LED lighting kit comprises an extrusion, an LED strip, a tapered wedge, and a mounting clip. The clip is sized and shaped to springably engage ledges in a first channel of the extrusion when the strip is mounted. In one aspect, two extrusions are butted end-to-end and are aligned by inserting the tapered wedge into the first channel of each extrusion prior to butting them together. The extrusion contains a second channel that houses the LED strip. A translucent diffuser is springably inserted into the second channel, thereby diffusing light that is emitted by the LED strip. End caps are inserted into the ends of the extrusion to complete the light kit. At least one of the end caps has a hole to admit electrical wires to power the LED strip.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A lighting kit, comprising:
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a mounting clip for mounting said lighting kit to a mounting surface, said mounting clip including a base and a plurality of flat and flexible members having a main portion extending away from said base and in generally parallel relation; each of said members having an auxiliary portion that extends toward said base and a bight portion connecting said main and said auxiliary portions; an extrusion securable to said mounting clip, said extrusion including first and second channels; an LED light strip secured within said first channel of said extrusion, said second channel of said extrusion having a recess with two overhanging ledges extending toward one-another at the entrance to said second channel and separated by a distance smaller than the maximum width of said auxiliary portions of said mounting clip so that said clip can be inserted into said recess and retained in said recess by said ledges engaging said auxiliary portions; whereby when mounting said extrusion to said mounting surface, said flat and said flexible members and said auxiliary portions of said mounting clip engage said ledges on said recess, thereby providing a secure attachment of said lighting kit to said mounting surface; a second extrusion similar to said first-named extrusion so as to provide first and second extrusions; and a double-tapered wedge having first and second ends, said wedge having a top portion with a first width that is sized to slidably insert between said ledges in said extrusions and a bottom portion with a height that is sized to slidably fit into said second channel of said extrusions and a width that is tapered from a narrow width at its ends to a wider width at its center point; said width of said wedge at said center point between said first and said second ends being equal to or slightly greater than the width of said second channel so that said wedge is slidably insertable into said second channel up to the center point of said wedge but no further; whereby when said first end of said wedge is inserted into said second channel of said first extrusion, said second end of said wedge extends outward from said first extrusion so that said second channel of said second extrusion can slidably engage said second end of said wedge until said first and said second extrusions are butted together in a tight fit, thereby securing said first and said second extrusions in alignment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for mounting a lighting kit to a mounting surface, comprising:
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providing a mounting clip for mounting said lighting kit to a mounting surface, said mounting clip including a base and a plurality of flat and flexible members having a main portion extending away from said base and in generally parallel relation, each of said members having an auxiliary portion that extends toward said base and a bight portion connecting said main and said auxiliary portions; providing an extrusion securable to said mounting clip, said extrusion including first and second channels; providing an LED light strip secured within said first channel of said extrusion; said second channel of said extrusion having a recess with two overhanging ledges extending toward one-another at the entrance to said second channel and separated by a distance smaller than the maximum width of said auxiliary portions of said mounting clip so that said clip can be inserted into said recess and retained in said recess by said ledges engaging said auxiliary portions; securing said mounting clip to said mounting surface; urging said second channel of said extrusion to engage said mounting clip, whereby when said mounting clip is secured to said mounting surface and said second channel of said extrusion engages said mounting clip, said lighting kit is mounted to said surface; and connecting the extrusion to a similar second, adjacent extrusion by tightly fitting a double-tapered wedge between said extrusion and said second extrusion. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lighting kit, comprising:
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an extrusion having first and second channels, an LED light strip secured within said first channel of said extrusion; mounting means for securing said extrusion to a surface; said mounting means comprising a base portion, a plurality of slightly separated flat and flexible members comprising a main portion that extends from said base portion, each of said members further including an auxiliary portion that extends toward said base and a bight portion connecting said main and said auxiliary portions, said members and said auxiliary portions being sized to slidably and springably enter said second channel of said extrusion and then springably rebound so that said mounting means is secured within said second channel of said extrusion, whereby when said extrusion is urged against said mounting means so that said flat and flexible members and said main and said auxiliary portions enter said second channel of said extrusion, said extrusion is secured to said surface; a second extrusion identical in cross-section to said first extrusion; and a tapered wedge sized to be slidably insertable only half-way into said second channel of each of said first and said second extrusions to connect the extrusion and the second extrusion; whereby when said wedge is inserted half-way into said second channel of said first extrusion and half-way into said second channel of said second extrusion, said extrusions are butted together and aligned in a tight fit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification