Patent ID: 8118447
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: F21K,F21V,F21Y

Abstract:
1. A LED lighting apparatus for use in a standard light fixture, the apparatus comprising: a housing with at least one end; at least one light emitting diode extending along the housing; and at least one end cap, wherein the end cap has an opening with a sidewall to cap the end of the housing; wherein the sidewall has a protrusion extending inward and the housing further comprises a corresponding recess in the housing and spaced between the end and a longitudinal center of the housing, the protrusion aligning within the recess when the end cap caps the end of the housing to friction fit the housing such that the housing will rotate to a plurality of illuminating positions within the end caps with application of a rotational force after insertion of the housing in the light fixture, the friction fit maintaining the housing in one of the plurality of illuminating positions to which the housing was rotated.