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LED lamp with LED board brace

  • US 9,765,935 B2
  • Filed: 06/04/2014
  • Issued: 09/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A lamp comprising:

  • an elongated at least partially optically transmissive enclosure having a first end and a second end, the enclosure comprising an internal surface having circular cross-section and being divided into a first half and a second half by a theoretical plane defined by a horizontal centerline;

    a plurality of LEDs in the enclosure operable to emit light through the enclosure when energized through an electrical path, the plurality of LEDs being mounted on an LED board where the LED board extends for substantially the length of the enclosure and includes opposite longitudinal edges;

    a first pin mounted to the first end of the enclosure and a second pin mounted to the second end of the enclosure, the first pin and the second pin being in the electrical path;

    a plurality of separate braces spaced from one another along the length of the LED board and mounted to the LED board, each of the plurality of braces comprising a first leg having a first end and a second leg having a second end where the first end extends only to a first point of intersection of the plane and the internal surface of the enclosure and the second end extends only to a second point of intersection of the plane and the internal surface of the enclosure, wherein the first leg and the second leg are configured to define arcs of a circle such that outer surfaces of the first leg and the second leg are curved and have a radius that is approximately equal to a radius of the internal surface of the enclosure such that outer surfaces of the first leg and the second leg abut the internal surface of the enclosure over the length of the first leg and the second leg; and

    wherein the plurality of braces each comprise a pair of opposed channels for receiving the opposite longitudinal edges of the LED board such that the LED board extends through the opposed slots and the engagement of the opposite longitudinal edges of the LED board with the opposed slots retain the plurality of braces on the LED board.

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