Patent ID: 7210957

Claim:
A string light engine comprising: a flexible power cord comprising an electrical wire and an insulating material for the wire; a heat sink attached to the power cord; an IDC terminal inserted through the insulating material and in electrical communication with the wire; a PCB at least partially received in the heat sink, the PCB including a first surface having circuitry and a second surface opposite the first surface, the circuitry being in electrical communication with the IDC terminal, the second surface being abutted against a surface of the heat sink so that heat is transferred from the LED into the heat sink; an LED mounted to the first surface of the PCB and in electrical communication with the circuitry; and a male terminal extending from the first surface of the PCB and in electrical communication with the circuitry of the PCB, and the IDC terminal includes a portion that receives the male terminal to mechanically fasten the IDC terminal to the PCB and to provide for electrical communication between the circuitry of the PCB and the wire.