Lamp strip assembly

A lamp strip assembly including a lamp and an elongate reflector, forming a lamp set, mounted in an elongate housing, the elongate reflector including a curved reflective portion at one end thereof and the lamp being distanced axially away from that end, wherein the curved reflective portion is adapted to reflect light rays from the lamp through a light transmissive element of the elongate housing.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to lights for illumination, and particularly to a lamp strip assembly having lights and light reflectors.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are many kinds of lamps and illumination devices. Lights are known that employ some device, such as a lampshade or a reflector, to direct light rays outwards in a desired direction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention seeks to provide a novel lamp strip assembly, as is described more in detail hereinbelow. The lamp strip assembly may be used for indoor and outdoor lighting and may be mounted on objects for illuminating them (e.g., on the underside of umbrellas or canopies).

There is thus provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention a lamp strip assembly including a lamp and an elongate reflector, forming a lamp set, mounted in an elongate housing, the elongate reflector including a curved reflective portion at one end thereof and the lamp being distanced axially away from that end, wherein the curved reflective portion is adapted to reflect light rays from the lamp through a light transmissive element of the elongate housing. A plurality of the lamp sets may be mounted axially one after another in the elongate housing.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention the lamp may be positioned outwards from an end of the elongate reflector opposite to the end where the curved reflective portion is located.

Further in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention the lamp of one of the lamp sets may be mounted underneath the curved reflective portion of an adjacent elongate reflector of an adjacent lamp set.

The curved reflective portion may be curved concavely with respect to the light rays impinging thereon. The curved reflective portion may be parabolically curved, and may be white.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Reference is now made toFIGS. 1-6, which illustrate a lamp strip assembly10, constructed and operative in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Lamp strip assembly10may include an elongate housing12in which one or more lamp sets14may be mounted. (“Elongate” means having a length longer than the width, preferably but not necessarily at least twice as long than the width.) Each lamp set14includes a lamp16and an elongate reflector18. The elongate reflector18may include a curved reflective portion20at an end22thereof. Lamp16is distanced axially away from end22. For example, without limitation, lamp16may be positioned outwards from an end23of the elongate reflector18opposite to end22.

The curved reflective portion20is adapted to reflect light rays from lamp16through a light transmissive element24of elongate housing12. The light transmissive element24may be transparent or translucent (or anything between), and may have any size and color.

The curved reflective portion20may be white and concavely curved with respect to lamp16. “White” is defined as the color that has no or little hue, due to the reflection of all or almost all incident light. “White” in the specification and claims encompasses, bright white, “dirty” white, off-white, gray-white, snow white, hard-boiled-egg white and other shades of white. The curved reflective portion20may be, without limitation, a parabolic curve or a tulip-shaped curve, for example.

In the illustrated embodiment, there are more than one sets14of the lamps16and elongate reflectors18mounted axially one after another in the elongate housing12. The lamp16of one of the lamp sets14may be mounted underneath the curved reflective portion20of an adjacent elongate reflector18of an adjacent lamp set14.

The elongate housing12may have any cross-sectional shape and size, and may be constructed of any suitable material, such as but not limited to, metal (e.g., stainless steel, aluminum or others) or plastic (e.g., polycarbonate or other plastics).

The lamps16may be powered by an electrical power source26(FIG. 2), such as but not limited to, a battery or a solar cell/solar collector. The lamps16may comprise, without limitation, LEDs or incandescent lights, and may have any size and color.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited by what has been particularly shown and described hereinabove. Rather the scope of the present invention includes both combinations and subcombinations of the features described hereinabove as well as modifications and variations thereof which would occur to a person of skill in the art upon reading the foregoing description and which are not in the prior art.