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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2009
Matthew Edward Mostoller, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Charles Raymond Gingrich, Iii, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Christopher G. Daily, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Ronald Martin Weber, Annville, PA (US);
Ricky Edward Brown, Lykens, PA (US);
Matthew Edward Mostoller, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Charles Raymond Gingrich, III, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Christopher G. Daily, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Ronald Martin Weber, Annville, PA (US);
Ricky Edward Brown, Lykens, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An end cap assembly for a light tube that has a circuit board with one or more solid state lighting devices mounted thereto and a lens covering the circuit board includes an end cap body having a lens engagement surface configured to engage the lens and an external mating interface configured to mate with a socket connector of a fixture. An end cap connector extends from the end cap body. The end cap connector holds contacts having first mating portions configured to be electrically connected to the circuit board and second mating portions configured to be electrically connected to the socket connector.