Patent ID: 11859805
Assignee: REV-A-SHELF COMPANY, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 3:
4. A tape light termination system comprising:
a housing having a first side configured to receive conductors and a second side configured to receive a light emitting diode (LED) tape light comprising LED diodes mounted on a planar surface of a printed circuit board strip; and
a terminal mounted in the housing such that a conductor termination end of the terminal is aligned with the second side of the housing and configured to electrically couple with the conductors, and an LED tape light receptacle end of the terminal is accessible from the first side of the housing;
the housing comprising a landing shelf formed in the housing and sized to receive the LED tape light, the landing shelf aligned with parallel slots formed in the housing on either side of the landing shelf to receive a portion of the LED tape light, the LED tape light receptacle end positioned in the housing to electrically couple with the LED tape light, wherein the housing includes a cavity sized to receive the terminal between a centrally positioned alignment wall and an outer wall, the outer wall having a channel to receive a releasable keeper tab included on the terminal to maintain the position of the terminal in the cavity.