Patent ID: 6357902
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: F21K,F21S,F21Y,Y10S

Abstract:
A replacement light assembly for a vehicle having a female receptacle adapted to receive the replacement light assembly and provide electricity thereto, the assembly comprising:a circuit board having a first and second side and an outer perimeter; a plurality of LEDs mounted on the first side of the circuit board; at least one electrical component coupled to the plurality of LEDs via at least one wire, wherein the at least one electrical components are connected to the second side of the circuit board; a housing comprising a first and second housing member that are connected together so as to define a recess having interior walls wherein the circuit board is mounted within the housing such that the outer perimeter of the circuit board is positioned adjacent the inner walls of the first and second housing members so that the circuit board and the housing define a space so that the second side of the circuit board is positioned within the space; and a rectangular plug member connected to the housing that is adapted to fit in a receptacle in the vehicle wherein the plug member has a first end that is adapted to be positioned within the female receptacle and at least one exposed face positioned adjacent the first end and wherein the at least one wire extends through the plug member so as to extend out of the first end and is positioned adjacent the at least one exposed face so as to permit electrical contact to the light assembly when positioned in the female receptacle.