Patent ID: 8305225

Claim:
A low profile lamp assembly at least partially housed within a vehicular support structure for illuminating with minimal glare an interior space at least partially defined by said support structure, said lamp assembly comprising: a heat sink; an electrically insulating dielectric coating disposed on said heat sink; a plurality of circuit traces disposed on said dielectric coating; a plurality of light emitting diodes spaced apart and electrically connected to one another by said plurality of circuit traces, each light emitting diode of said plurality of light emitting diodes; emitting light in a distribution pattern having a higher intensity central portion and a lower intensity wide angle peripheral portion; and a cover disposed substantially over and protecting said heat sink, said dielectric coating, said plurality of circuit traces, and said plurality of light emitting diodes, said cover including at least one aperture corresponding to at least one light emitting diode of said plurality of light emitting diodes; wherein said at least one light emitting diode of said plurality of light emitting diodes is recessed behind said at least one aperture within said cover such that a gap exists between the at least one light emitting diode and said aperture in said cover, said at least one aperture being positioned in order to reduce glare such that said higher intensity central portion of light emitted from said at least one light emitting diode passes unobstructed through said at least one aperture and said lower intensity wide angle peripheral portion of light emitted by said at least one light emitting diode is directed toward an inner surface of the cover, said lamp assembly adapted to be electrically connected to a power source.