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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Wilcox, Libertyville, IL (US);
Andrew Bendtsen, Racine, WI (US);
Mark Dixon, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/71 (2006.01); H01R 33/96 (2006.01); F21K 99/00 (2016.01); F21V 19/00 (2006.01); F21K 9/90 (2016.01); F21V 23/06 (2006.01); F21K 9/27 (2016.01); F21K 9/60 (2016.01); F21V 19/02 (2006.01); F21K 9/65 (2016.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21K 9/175 (2013.01); F21K 9/27 (2016.08); F21K 9/60 (2016.08); F21K 9/90 (2013.01); F21V 19/008 (2013.01); F21V 23/06 (2013.01); H01R 13/71 (2013.01); H01R 33/96 (2013.01); F21K 9/65 (2016.08); F21V 19/004 (2013.01); F21V 19/02 (2013.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract
A tube that is at least partially optically transmissive. An LED mounted on a substrate is positioned in the tube and is operable to emit light through the tube when energized through an electrical path. Pins are in the electrical path. An electrical conductor electrically couples the pins to the electrical path, the electrical conductor is biased into engagement with an electrical contact on the substrate. The substrate may be secured to the tube by an adhesive. The substrate may be secured to the end caps and be suspended in the tube.