Patent ID: 7857484

Claim:
A lighting panel, comprising: a structural panel having opposite first and second surfaces and a plurality of openings therethrough; a plurality of light sources, each having a plurality of leads; a plurality of electrically conductive traces directly formed on the first surface of the panel so as to make electrical interconnections with respective leads of each of the light sources; a plurality of inserts, each disposed in a respective one of the panel openings and containing a respective one of the light sources, wherein each insert comprises: a housing having opposite first and second ends, the first end having an opening adapted to receive the respective light source, the second end having an opening defining a light path of the respective light source, the housing being affixed within the respective panel opening such that the first end is disposed below the first surface of the panel and the second end is disposed generally flush with the second surface thereof; and, an assembly affixed to the first end of the housing and composing a PCB having opposite first and second sides, the first side being disposed generally flush with the first surface of the panel and having a first pair of electrically conductive pads disposed thereon, each in electrical connection with a respective end of a first one of the conductive traces, wherein the respective light source is mounted on the second side of the PCB and has leads electrically connected to respective ones of the conductive pads through the PCB and a lens directed toward the light path of the housing; and, a decorative film disposed over the second surface of the panel, the film being either transparent, translucent, or containing a plurality of apertures therethrough, each corresponding in location to a respective one of the light sources.