Patent ID: 7234838
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21Y,H05B

Abstract:
1. A bent elongated perimeter light, comprising: an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power; an elongated tube bent to match a curve or shape, said array of light sources disposed within said tube, said tube transmitting and dispersing the light from said array giving the appearance that said array of light sources is a continuous light source; said array of light sources being cuttable at intervals to shorten said array while allowing the remaining light sources in said array to emit light, said tube being cuttable to match the length of said array, wherein said array of light sources comprises an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) wherein said array of LEDs comprises a plurality of parallel connected sub-arrays of LEDs; and a plurality of printed circuit boards, wherein each of said plurality of parallel connected LED sub-arrays is mounted to a respective one of said PCBs, each of said PCBs electrically connected in series such that an electrical signal applied to said series is transmitted to said PCBs, wherein said tube further comprises a track and each of said PCBs contains a washer to ride on said track to mount said PCBs within said tube.