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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2013
Elemental Led, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Russell Petersen, Livermore, CA (US);
Mark Kelley, Oakland, CA (US);
Andreas Dankelmann, San Francisco, CA (US);
Elemental LED, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
An LED connector half () mates with a wire connector half () to connect a light strip () comprising LEDs () to a pair of wires. The LED half includes a hinged top () with an opening () to admit an end LED on the strip when the top is closed, securing the strip to the connector half without blocking the LED. The wire half secures a pair of wires () to terminals () in a housing (). The wire half is inserted into the LED half, connecting the Electrodes and terminals. The halves are held together by a tongue () and socket (). In another aspect, a connector () joins two light strips by capturing the LEDs at the ends of the strips in openings () and clamping conductive electrodes () against the strips by closing a lid () against the body, without obscuring LED light output.