Patent ID: 8690384

Claim:
An L.E.D. light emitting assembly ( 20 ) for mounting to a planar support comprising: a heat sink ( 22 ) presenting a mounting surface ( 24 ), said heat sink ( 22 ) including a plurality of elongated sections ( 28 ) extending between a lower border ( 30 ) and an upper border ( 32 ) between ends ( 34 ), a plurality of light emitting diodes ( 44 ) disposed on said mounting surface ( 24 ), said ends ( 34 ) of said elongated sections ( 28 ) abutting one another at inwardly and downwardly slanted angles from said upper borders ( 32 ) to said lower borders ( 30 ) so that said mounting surfaces ( 24 ) of said elongated sections ( 28 ) together define a frame about an enclosed space ( 36 ), said heat sink ( 22 ) defining a panel slot ( 54 ) adjacent said lower border ( 30 ) of each of said elongated sections ( 28 ) and opening into said enclosed space ( 36 ) and a lens slot ( 70 ) adjacent said upper border ( 32 ) of each of said elongated sections ( 28 ) and opening into said enclosed space ( 36 ), a light directing panel ( 56 ) disposed in said panel slots ( 54 ), a lens sheet ( 72 ) disposed in said lens slots ( 70 ), and a seal ( 74 ) disposed in said panel slots ( 54 ) and said lens slots ( 70 ) for sealing said light directing panel ( 56 ) in said panel slots ( 54 ) and said lens sheet ( 72 ) in said lens slots ( 70 ).