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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2015
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Canada Ulc, Markham, CA;
Lyle Stanley Bryan, Kernersville, NC (US);
Abraham Louis Shocket, Cary, NC (US);
Lucian Iordache, Woodbridge, CA;
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
TYCO ELECTRONICS CANADA ULC, Markham, CA;
Abstract
A light assembly is provided that includes a holder and multiple light pipes. The holder extends along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end. The holder includes multiple ridges that spiral around the longitudinal axis. The holder includes multiple channels. Each channel is defined between two of the ridges. The light pipes each include a light transmissive interior region. Each of the light pipes is disposed in one of the channels of the holder. The light pipes each have an attachment end that is configured to receive light from a light source. Each light pipe is further configured to transmit the light through the interior region for at least a length of the light pipe.