Strip lighting assembly

• US 7,648,251 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2007
• Issued: 01/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AMDOR, Inc.
• Original Assignee: AMDOR, Inc.
• Inventors: Whitehouse, Bruce, Jim, Webb, Wong, Ting On
• Primary Examiner(s): Negron; Ismael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Crowe; David R
• Application Number:
  US11/798,648
• Publication Number:
  US 20080285264A1
• Time in Patent Office: 979 Days
• Field of Search: 362/555, 362/125, 362/134, 362/217, 362/219, 362/220, 362/222, 362/223, 362/249, 362/250, 362/285, 362/287, 362/235, 362/232, 362/233, 362/238, 362/372, 362/133
• US Class Current: 362/223
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 97/00 Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/20 with light sources held by or within elongate supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/28 rigid, e.g. LED bars
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/02 by movement of light sources in vehicle head lamps F21S41/657
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/005 with keying means, i.e. for enabling the assembling of component parts in distinctive positions, e.g. for preventing wrong mounting
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 17/02 with provision for adjustment F21V17/04 - F21V17/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/0045 by tongue and groove connections, e.g. dovetail interlocking means fixed by sliding
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/02 with provision for adjustment, e.g. for focusing
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0012 Furniture hospital beds F21V33/0072
• 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]

Abstract

A strip light assembly including an elongated light carrying member with a series of lights extending along the length thereof, and an elongated translucent tubular cover member in which the light carrying member is removably slidably mounted, the interior of the cover member having radially spaced internal projections positioned to receive the light carrying member therebetween to maintain the light carrying member in selectable different angular orientations in the cover member.

Claims

1. A strip light assembly including an elongated light carrying member with a series of lights extending along a length thereof, and an elongated translucent tubular cover member in which the light carrying member is removably slidably mounted;

the cover member comprising;

a longitudinally extending generally planar base portion; and

a cover portion extending from the base portion, the cover portion comprising;

a pair of transversely spaced side walls extending from the base portion to define opposed corners between the base and each side wall; and

a dome extending from a top edge of one of the side walls to a top edge of a second one of the side walls, the dome comprising a concave interior surface and a convex exterior surface;

the interior surface of the dome having radially spaced internal projections extending from the interior surface and positioned to receive the light carrying member therebetween, the radially spaced internal projections cooperating with the opposed corners to maintain the light carrying member in the cover member in selectable different angular orientations relative to the base portion.

2. A storage compartment comprising:

a vertically movable door; and

a pair of strip light assemblies, each of the strip light assemblies including an elongated light carrying member with a series of lights extending along a length thereof, and an elongated translucent tubular cover member in which the light carrying member is removably slidably mounted;

the cover member comprising;

a longitudinally extending generally planar base portion; and

a cover portion extending from the base portion, the cover portion comprising;

a pair of transversely spaced side walls extending from the base portion to define opposed corners between the base and each side wall; and

a dome extending from a top edge of one of the side walls to a top edge of a second one of the side walls, the dome comprising a concave interior surface and a convex exterior surface;

the interior surface of the dome having radially spaced internal projections extending from the interior surface and positioned to receive the light carrying member therebetween, the radially spaced internal projections cooperating with the opposed corners to maintain the light carrying member in the cover member in selectable different angular orientations relative to the base portion;

wherein the pair of strip light assemblies are mounted in the storage compartment and extend vertically therein adjacent respective opposite sides of the vertically movable door interiorly thereof.

3. A storage compartment according to claim 2 wherein the cover members of the strip light assemblies are secured to respective door frame members.