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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 1986
Filed:
May. 16, 1984
Hirobumi Nakanishi, Kawagoe, JP;
ABC Trading Company, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
The modular lighting tube according to the present invention comprises a transparent or translucent and flexible tubular member, a pair of circuit wires provided within said tubular member, across which a plurality of light emitting means are connected, electric terminals for said pair of circuit wires and mechanical connector members provided on opposite ends of said tubular member, wherein the last-mentioned two components are directly connectable to the ends of the adjacent modular lighting tubes in electro-mechanical manner. The circuit wires are connected to the terminals therefor by spring structures to maintain tension in the wires. The springs may form portions of the respective circuit wires. The modular lighting tube thus constructed is electro-mechanically connected to the mounting base and then a single or a plurality of other modular lighting tube or tubes is or are directly connected to one or both ends of said first modular lighting tube in a linear or curved row to obtain an assembly of different length and configuration as an excellently decorative lighting device. The spring portions of the circuit wires serve to keep the wires under tension during formation and use of the lighting device, whether the tube or tubes are linearly or curvedly arranged.