Light strip and method for making a light strip
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1. A light strip comprising:
- a pair of conductors;
a flexible enclosure extruded around said pair of conductors; and
a lighting assembly including one or more flexible substrates positioned within said enclosure and populated with a plurality of light circuits, said one or more substrates being spaced from said pair of conductors, said lighting assembly having a plurality of connecting devices for electrically coupling said lighting assembly to said pair of conductors, said one or more substrates including a plurality of substrates mounted end to end in said flexible enclosure, said plurality of substrates each connecting separately to said pair of conductors, said plurality of connecting devices each comprising a plurality of separated pairs of leads, each separated pair being electrically connected between said pair of conductors and a corresponding one of said plurality of light circuits, the separated pairs of leads including a plurality of first leads and a plurality of second leads, said plurality of first leads being directly connected to a plurality of spaced points on a first one of said pair of conductors, said plurality of second leads being directly connected to a plurality of spaced points on a second one of said pair of conductors.
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Abstract
A light strip has a flexible enclosure extruded around a pair of conductors. The enclosure contains a lighting assembly with one or more flexible substrates that are each populated with a plurality of light circuits. The substrates are spaced from the pair of conductors. The lighting assembly has a plurality of connecting devices for electrically coupling the lighting assembly to the pair of conductors.
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1. A light strip comprising:
a pair of conductors; a flexible enclosure extruded around said pair of conductors; and a lighting assembly including one or more flexible substrates positioned within said enclosure and populated with a plurality of light circuits, said one or more substrates being spaced from said pair of conductors, said lighting assembly having a plurality of connecting devices for electrically coupling said lighting assembly to said pair of conductors, said one or more substrates including a plurality of substrates mounted end to end in said flexible enclosure, said plurality of substrates each connecting separately to said pair of conductors, said plurality of connecting devices each comprising a plurality of separated pairs of leads, each separated pair being electrically connected between said pair of conductors and a corresponding one of said plurality of light circuits, the separated pairs of leads including a plurality of first leads and a plurality of second leads, said plurality of first leads being directly connected to a plurality of spaced points on a first one of said pair of conductors, said plurality of second leads being directly connected to a plurality of spaced points on a second one of said pair of conductors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for making a light strip having a pair of conductors and one or more flexible substrates populated with a plurality of light circuits, the method comprising the step of:
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extruding a plastic material around said pair of conductors to form a flexible enclosure sized to encompass said one or more flexible substrates and maintain a spacing between said pair of conductors and said one or more flexible substrates, wherein the step of extruding the plastic material is performed to leave a longitudinal split, the method including the step of; installing the one or more substrates through the longitudinal split; connecting said pair of conductors to said plurality of light circuits; and sealing the split. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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