Patent ID: 11953166
Assignee: MOLEX, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An assembly comprising:
first and second light emitting diode lighting fixtures, each light emitting diode lighting fixture including a plastic enclosure having opposite ends and a passageway extending therebetween, a heat sink formed of a heat conducting material disposed in the passageway of the enclosure, and a light emitting diode array including a light emitting diode on an insulative substrate and a conductive lead extending from the light emitting diode and the insulative substrate, the light emitting diode array being mounted on the heat sink;
a plastic adapter coupled to one of the ends of each enclosure, the lead of the respective light emitting diode lighting fixture extending through the respective plastic adapter, wherein the adapters and the enclosures are separate components which are coupled together such that the ingress of moisture into the passageway of the respective enclosure through the coupling is prohibited;
a female connector coupled to the adapter of the first light emitting diode lighting fixture and electrically connected to the lead extending therethrough;
a male connector coupled to the adapter of the second light emitting diode lighting fixture and electrically connected to the lead extending therethrough, and
wherein the adapters and connectors are separate components which are coupled together; and wherein the connectors are configured to directly mechanically mate without the use of tools and to provide an electrical connection therebetween.