LED lighting apparatus with swivel connection
First Claim
1. An LED lighting apparatus configured as a single package sized for use in a light fixture with a socket, comprising:
- a housing with at least one end;
a connector rotatably connectable to the socket, the connector located at the at least one end of the housing, such that the housing and the connector in conjunction at least partially define the package;
at least one light emitting diode inside the housing; and
a gear member coupled to the at least one end of the housing, wherein the housing is selectively rotatable relative to the gear member by the application of a rotational force to align the at least one light emitting diode with respect to the connector, the rotational force being greater than that for rotatably connecting the connector to the socket.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a LED lighting apparatus with one or more swivel connections. The LED lighting apparatus includes a housing with at least one end, at least one light emitting diode extending along the housing and at least one end cap. The end cap has an opening with a sidewall to cap the end of the housing and a surface opposite the opening and spanning the sidewall. At least two pin connectors extend from the surface and are connectable to a standard fluorescent or incandescent light fixture. Various configurations are described such that the housing will rotate within the end caps with application of a rotational force after connection of the pin connectors to the light fixture to adjust the light output direction of the LED lighting apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. An LED lighting apparatus configured as a single package sized for use in a light fixture with a socket, comprising:
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a housing with at least one end; a connector rotatably connectable to the socket, the connector located at the at least one end of the housing, such that the housing and the connector in conjunction at least partially define the package; at least one light emitting diode inside the housing; and a gear member coupled to the at least one end of the housing, wherein the housing is selectively rotatable relative to the gear member by the application of a rotational force to align the at least one light emitting diode with respect to the connector, the rotational force being greater than that for rotatably connecting the connector to the socket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An LED lighting apparatus comprising:
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an elongate housing having a first end and a second end; a gear member coupled to the first end of the housing, the gear member comprising a gear and a pawl; at least one light emitting diode extending along the housing; a first end cap on the first end of the housing and a second end cap on the second end of the housing; and a first pin connector and a second pin connector, each rotatably connectable to a respective socket of a standard light fixture, the first pin connector located at the first end of the housing and the second pin connector located at the second end of the housing, such that the housing, the first pin connector and the second pin connector in conjunction at least partially define a single package sized for replacing a fluorescent tube in the light fixture, wherein; the gear is located on one of the first end cap and the housing, and the pawl is located in positional agreement with the gear on another of the first end cap and the housing such that selective rotation of the housing by the application of a rotational force moves the pawl against the gear to align the at least one light emitting diode, the rotational force being greater than that for rotatably connecting the first connector to its respective socket. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An LED-based configured as a single package for replacing a fluorescent light tube in a light fixture with a socket, comprising:
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an elongate housing with opposing ends; a connector rotatably connectable to the socket, the connector located at an end of the housing, such that the housing and the connector in conjunction at least partially define the package; at least one light emitting diode inside the housing; and a gear member coupled between the connector and the at least one light emitting diode, the gear member configured to permit selective rotation of the connector relative to the at least one light emitting diode under the application of a rotational force to selectively align the at least one light emitting diode at a plurality of orientations with respect to the connector, the rotational force bring greater than that for rotatably connecting the connector to a socket.
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Specification