Patent ID: 6179452
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B60Q,F21S,F21W,F21Y

Abstract:
A flexible lighting fixture comprising:an elongate channel having a bottom, opposing sides, first and second ends;an elongate electroluminescent lamp, having first and second ends, disposed in the channel, between the opposing sides, with the first end generally adjacent the first end of the channel and the second end generally adjacent the second end of the channel, the electroluminescent lamp having contacts at the first end thereof;wire leads connected to contacts on the electroluminescent lamp;a translucent cover in the channel, over the electroluminescent lamp, and engaged by the opposing sides of the channel;an encapsulant in the first end of the channel securing the first end of the electroluminescent lamp in the channel, but allowing the remainder of the electroluminescent lamp being unattached to the channel so that when the fixture flexes, the remainder of the electroluminescent lamp can slide relative to the channel.