Universal Lamp Support

• US 20150184807A1
• Filed: 12/24/2014
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Principal Lighting Group LLC
• Original Assignee: Principal Lighting Group LLC
• Inventors: Vincent, John Bryan
• Granted Patent: US 9,851,054 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/27 Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with two fittings for each light source, e.g. for substitution of fluorescent tubes
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/90 Methods of manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/008 of straight tubular light sources, e.g. straight fluorescent tubes, soffit lamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/10 comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49169 Assembling electrical component directly to terminal or elongated conductor

Abstract

An apparatus, manufacture and method of illumination support being a single structural element with light emitting diodes mounted on the external faces of the structural element. The necessary circuitry for the LEDs is embedded in a rigid or flexible substrate that is affixed to the external faces of the structural element. The two terminal ends of the structural element are designed to fit into the lamp sockets of an existing or new light fixture, which provides mechanical support for the structural element.

Claims

1. An apparatus of a single structural element that is comprised of two terminal ends, each end is designed to mechanically connect with a lamp socket to support the structural element, and LED String or LED Strings are connected to the external faces of the structural element to provide illumination.

2. An apparatus according to claim one where the terminal ends of the support element are designed to fit within recessed double contact fluorescent sockets.

3. An apparatus according to claim one where the support element has a hollow square cross section.

4. An apparatus according to claim one where the support element has a circular cross section.

5. An apparatus according to claim one where the linear element has a rectangular cross section.

6. An apparatus according to claim one where all of the LED Strings are encapsulated within transparent plastic sleeve.

7. An apparatus according to claim one where the LED Strings are encapsulated within a transparent sleeve and the support element and the LED Strings with transparent sleeve are encapsulated within a second heat shrinking transparent sleeve.

8. A manufacture of a single structural element that is comprised of two terminal ends, each terminal end is designed to mechanically connect with a lamp socket and the external faces of support element have LED String or LED Strings connected to external faces

9. A manufacture according to claim eight where the ends of the structural element are designed to fit within recessed double contact fluorescent sockets.

10. A manufacture according to claim eight where the structural element has a square cross section.

11. A manufacture according to claim eight where the structural element has a circular cross section.

12. A manufacture according to claim eight where the structural element has a rectangular cross section.

13. A manufacture according to claim eight where all of the LED Strings and structural element are encapsulated within transparent heat shrinking material.

14. A method of retrofitting a light cabinet with a single structural element with terminal ends designed to connect with existing lamp sockets and the support element has LED String or LED Strings connected to the external faces of the structural element.