Patent ID: 8052310

Claim:
A lighting device comprising: an outer assembly extending on a perimeter of the lighting device between a base end and an opposite light emitting end along a longitudinal axis, the outer assembly having a groove including a contact carrier sub-assembly disposed therein that extends on the perimeter from the base end to an outer end disposed proximate to the light emitting end a light emitting device disposed on a circuit board proximate to the light emitting end of the outer assembly, the light emitting device configured to generate and emit light from the light emitting end; and a contact held in the contact carrier sub-assembly and extending from the base end of the outer assembly to the outer end of the contact carrier sub-assembly, the contact electrically coupled with the light emitting device to provide a continuous electrically conductive path from the base end of the outer assembly to the outer end of the contact carrier sub-assembly, wherein the contact is configured to supply electric current to the light emitting device.