Patent ID: 8669570

Claim:
A light emitting assembly ( 10 ) comprising; a mounting surface ( 14 ), a plurality of light emitting diodes ( 28 ) disposed on said mounting surface ( 14 ), a plurality of light shields ( 40 ) supported by said mounting surface ( 14 ) and disposed over said light emitting diodes ( 28 ) for directing light emitting from said light emitting diodes ( 28 ) in a predetermined direction, said light shields ( 40 ) having an exterior surface, said light shields ( 40 ) being serially aligned along said mounting surface ( 14 ) in said predetermined direction with said exterior surface of one light shield ( 40 ) being exposed to light emitting from an adjacent light shield ( 40 ), and characterized by; said exterior surface of said light shields ( 40 ) exposed to light emitting from said adjacent light shield ( 40 ) being non-reflective for absorbing light emitting from said adjacent light shield ( 40 ).