Patent ID: 7594740

Claim:
An illumination apparatus comprising: a housing comprising a housing body defined by a first wall a second wall, and a third wall, the first, second and third walls defining a channel having an opening; and a plurality of lighting modules formed separately from the housing, each lighting module comprising: at least one light emitting diode (LED) package comprising a lens, the LED package adapted to direct light in a direction in which the lens is facing; a circuit board comprising a mounting face having a generally planar portion; and plural electrically-conductive contacts on the mounting face of the circuit board, the contacts being configured to mount the at least one LED package such that the at least one LED package is electrically connected to the contacts and the lens faces a direction generally coplanar to the planar portion of the mounting face; wherein the lighting modules are attached to the first wall of the housing body and arranged so that the lens of at least one of the LED packages faces the second wall of the housing body; and wherein the LED packages are arranged so that the lenses of the LED packages do not face the opening.