Patent ID: 8338852

Claim:
A light emitting assembly ( 10 ) comprising: a heat sink ( 12 ) presenting a mounting surface ( 14 ), a plurality of light emitting diodes ( 28 ) disposed on said mounting surface ( 14 ), said heat sink ( 12 ) including a plurality of elongated slots ( 18 ) to define a plurality of sections ( 20 ) disposed in spaced and parallel relationship to one another and extending between opposite ends ( 22 ) to present side edges ( 24 ) of at least one elongated slot ( 18 ) between adjacent sections ( 20 ) for allowing ambient air to pass through said elongated slots ( 18 ) of said heat sink ( 12 ) adjacent said light emitting diodes ( 28 ) disposed along each of said sections ( 20 ), and a plurality of independent covers ( 44 ) with each cover ( 44 ) being light transmissive and disposed over one of said sections ( 20 ) so that one cover ( 44 ) independently covers said light emitting diodes ( 28 ) on said mounting surface ( 14 ) of each of said sections ( 20 ) and so that said covers ( 44 ) are separated by said elongated slots ( 18 ).